Nguru, Nigeria
Town and LGA in Yobe State, Nigeria
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Nguru (or N'Gourou) is a town and Local Government Area near the Hadejia River in Yobe State, Nigeria.
Nguru | |
|---|---|
Town and LGA | |
Nguru River Bank, Yobe State | |
 Interactive map of Nguru | |
  Nguru Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Yobe State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Hon.Muhammad Ahmed Mairami |
| Area | |
• Total | 916 km2 (354 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 270,632 |
| • Density | 295/km2 (765/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 630 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.YO.NG |
It has an area of 916 km2 and a population of 270,632.
The postal code of the area is 630.[1]
The town probably dates from around the 15th century. There is a variety of landscape types in the area, including the protected Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nguru Lake, and the "Sand Dunes", a semi-desert area.
Climate
| Climate data for Nguru (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.0 (104.0) |
42.1 (107.8) |
46.6 (115.9) |
44.4 (111.9) |
44.5 (112.1) |
47.5 (117.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
47.5 (117.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.8 (0.11) |
15.1 (0.59) |
55.6 (2.19) |
150.8 (5.94) |
204.1 (8.04) |
84.2 (3.31) |
10.5 (0.41) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
523.1 (20.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 18.9 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 29.8 | 44.4 | 59.4 | 74.1 | 70.2 | 44.7 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 35.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)[3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
Nguru is the terminus of the Western Railway of Nigeria.[citation needed]
