Nangere

Nangere local government area is domiciled in Yobe state, North-east geopolitical zone of Nigeria and has its headquarters in the town of Sabon Gari Nangere. Towns and villages that make up Nangere LGA include Dawasa, Tagamasa, Sabon Gari Nangere, Tikau, and Dorowa. Nangere LGA hosts the Tikau Emirate and has an estimated population of 188,761 inhabitants with the area mostly populated by members of the Karai and the Fulani ethnic groups. The Karai, Hausa, and Fufulde languages are commonly spoken in Nangere LGA while the religion of Islam is widely practiced in the area.

GEOGRAPHY OF NANGERE

Nangere LGA occupies a total area of 980 square kilometres and has an average temperature of 34 degrees centigrade. The LGA witnesses two major seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons while the total precipitation in the area is estimated at 890 mm of rainfall per annum,.

ECONOMY OF NANGERE

Nangere LGA has a majority of its populace engaging in Agricultural activities. A variety of crops are grown in the LGA while a number of domestic animals are reared and sold in the area. Trade also flourishes in Nangere LGA with the area hosting several markets where a wide variety of commodities are bought and sold. Other important economic activities engaged in by the people of Nangere LGA include hunting, leather works and crafts making.

HISTORY OF NANGERE

Nangere LGA was created in the year 1996.