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Gombe State
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| Gombe State State nickname: Jewel in the Savannah |
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Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 1 October 1996 | |
| Capital | Gombe | |
| Area | 18,768 km² Ranked 21st |
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| Population 2006 est. | Ranked 33rd 2,353,000 |
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-GO | |
Gombe State, located in northeastern Nigeria, is one of the country's thirtysix states; its capital is Gombe.
Gombe State, nicknamed the 'Jewel in the Savannah', was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,353,000 people as of 2006.[1] Of the population, approximately 7.8% are HIV-infected.[2]
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Gombe is divided into eleven Local Government Areas. They are:
Gombe State is mainly populated by Hausa people. [1]
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| Name, Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
| Joseph Oriji, Administrator | 7 October 1996 | August 1998 | - |
| Mohammed Bawa, Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | - |
| Abubakar Habu Hashidu, Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | APP |
| Mohammed Danjuma Goje, Governor | 29 May 2003 | Present | PDP |
- ^ Nigerian Population 2006. NigerianNews. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
- ^ State Population and Development Programmes. Nigeria.unfpa.org. United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
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