C: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
• Representatives
List
Area
• Total
45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
• Rank
6th of 36
Population
(2006 census)
• Total
2,321,339[1]
• Estimate
(2021)
4,000,000
• Rank
32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
• Year
2023
• Total
$8.3 billion[2]
• Per capita
$2,190[2]
Time zone
UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
620001
Area code
+234
ISO 3166 code
NG-YO
HDI (2018)
0.365[3] low · 35th of 37
Yobe was created on 27 August 1991. It is a mainly agricultural state, and it is a state located in northeastern Nigeria.[4] Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its largest and most populated city is Potiskum.
^"2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ ab"TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^"Yobe State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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