Gubio
Gubio | |
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LGA and town | |
 Interactive map of Gubio | |
| Coordinates: 12°29′51″N 12°46′48″E / 12.49750°N 12.78000°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,464 km2 (951 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 152,778 |
| • Density | 62.00/km2 (160.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 602 |
Gubioⓘ, also Gobiyo, is a town and local government area of Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria.
It has an area of 2,464 km2 and a population of 152,778 at the 2006 census.[citation needed]
The postal code of the area is 602.[1]
The primary road through Gubio runs north towards Damasak and south towards Maiduguri. Gubio is about 97 kilometres (60 miles) from each of those two settlements.
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]
Massacre
[edit]On 9 June 2020, a group of gunmen killed 81 people in a massacre. The killers are believed to be from the jihadist group Boko Haram, whose insurgency began in 2009.[3]
Climate
[edit]The annual temperature in Gubio, Nigeria's Subtropical steppe region, is 31.59 °C (88.86 °F), 2.13% higher than the country's average, with 35.73 mm (1.407 in) of precipitation and 60.47 days with rain.[4][5]
Gubio's climate is becoming warmer due to climate change, with both warmer and colder weather.[6]
Gubio has a predominantly hot and dry climate, with very limited rainfall occurring mainly between June and early September. The rest of the year is dry, with Harmattan winds reducing visibility and humidity. Temperatures typically vary between 27 °C (80 °F) and 41 °C (105 °F), and annual rainfall rarely exceeds 500–600 millimetres (20–24 inches).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
- ^ Dozens killed in attack in northern Nigeria
- ^ "Gubio, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Gubio Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Climate Change Gubio". meteoblue. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "The Weather Year Round Anywhere on Earth - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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