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Adamawa State State nickname: Land of Beauty
Location
Statistics
Date Created	27 August, 1991
Capital	Yola
Official language	English
Area	36,917km² Ranked 8 of 36
Population  - 2005 (estimate)  - 1991 Census	Ranked 21 of 36 3,737,223 2,124,049
Current Governor Previous Governors	Murtala Nyako (PDP)
Senators	Jibril Mohammed Aminu (PDP) Mohammed Mana (PDP) Grace Folashade Bent (PDP)
Representatives	List
ISO 3166-2	NG-AD
Website	[unknown]

Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. It was formed in 1991 from part of Gongola State with four administrative divisions namely: Adamawa, Ganye, Mubi and Numan. It is one of the thirty-six (36) States which constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Adamawa is one of the larger states and occupies about 36,917 square kilometres. It is bordered by the states of Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west and Taraba to the southwest. Its eastern border also forms the national eastern border with Cameroon. Topographically, it is a mountainous land crossed by the large river valleys - Benue, Gongola and Yedsarem. The valleys of Cameroon, Mandara and Adamawa mountains form part of the landscape.

There are twenty-one local government areas (LGAs):

• Fufore
• Ganye
• Gombi
• Guyuk
• Hong
• Jada
• Shelleng
• Demsa
• Madagali
• Maiha
• Mayo-Belwa
• Michika
• Mubi
• Numan
• Song
• Mubi-South
• Jimeta
• Girei
• Toungo
• Lamurde
• Yola (State capital)

Emirate of Adamawa

Before it became a state in Nigeria Adamawa was a subordinate kingdom of the Sultanate of Sokoto which also included much of northern Cameroon. The rulers bear the title of Emir (Lamido in the local language, Fulfulde). The name "Adamawa" came from the founder of the kingdom, Modibbo Adama, a regional leader of the Fulani Jihad organized by Usumaanu dan Fodio of Sokoto in 1804.

Modibbo Adama came from the region of Gurin (now just a small village) and in 1806 received a green flag for leading the jihad in his native country. In the following years Adama conquered many lands and tribes. In 1838 he moved his capital to Ribadu, and in 1839 to Joboliwo. In 1841 he founded Yola where he died in 1848. After the European colonization (first by Germany and then by Britain) the rulers remained as Emirs, and the line of succession has continued to the present day.

Amirs of Yola have included:

• Modibbo Adama ben Hassan 1809-1848
• Lawalu ben Adama 1848-1872 (son of the previous)
• Sanda ben Adama 1872-1890 (brother of the previous)
• Zubayru ben Adama 1890-1901 (brother of the previous)
• Bibbo Ahmadu ben Adama 1901-1909 (brother of the previous)
• Iya ben Sanda 1909-1910 (son of Sanda ben Adama)
• Muhammadu Abba 1910-1924 (son of Bobbo Ahmadu ben Adama)
• Muhammadu Bello ben Ahmadu ben Hamidu ben Adamu 1924-1928
• Mustafa ben Muhammadu Abba 1928-1946 (son of Muhammadu Abba)
• Ahmadu ben Muhammadu Bello 1947

• Nigeria Direct: official site of the state government

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Coordinates: 9°20′N, 12°30′E

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