Gashaka

LGA in Taraba State, Nigeria

Gashaka Serti
LGA
Nickname: Baruwa
Country	Nigeria
State	Taraba State
Local Government Headquarters	Serti
Government
• Emir	Dr Zubairu Hammangabdo
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Hon. Umar Yusuf (Aluran Gari)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Gashaka is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Serti.

It has an area of 8,393 km² and a population of 87,781 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 672.^[1] The Lamdo (Emir) of Gashaka is Alhaji Zubairu Hammangabdo Muhammadu Sambo. He was installed on 28 January 2017 after the demise of his father Alhaji Hammangabdo Muhammadu Sambo who had ruled the Gashaka kingdom for 51 years and died on 23 October 2016 at the age of 81. Fulani is the major spoken language in Gashaka and Serti town.

Climate/Geography

Gashaka's climate is categorized as savanna (Aw), or tropical wet and dry. The district's annual temperature is 30.42ºC (86.76ºF), which is 0.96% greater than Nigeria's average. There are 147.74 rainy days (40.48% of the time) and about 100.97 millimeters (3.98 inches) of precipitation in Gashaka each year.^[2] Gashaka LGA is located in the tropical savannah zone and has a total area of 8,393 square kilometers. The well-known Gashaka Gumti National Park is located in the LGA, which is next to the Mambilla Plateau. There are many mountains in the area, including the Gangirwal Mountains, which are part of the Gashaka Gumti Park. Gashaka Local Government Area (LGA) experiences an average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and an average humidity of 38%.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^ "Gashaka, Taraba, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". weatherandclimate.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Gashaka Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Gashaka, Nigeria Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.