Nafada

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Nafada
LGA and town
Motto(s):  The Starlet on The River
Nafada Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°08′N 11°15′E / 11.133°N 11.250°E / 11.133; 11.250Coordinates: 11°08′N 11°15′E / 11.133°N 11.250°E / 11.133; 11.250
Country	Nigeria
State	Gombe State
Headquarters	Nafada Town
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Musa Abubakar
Area
• Total	1,586 km2 (612 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	138,185
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	762
ISO 3166 code	NG.GO.NA

Nafada is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nafada in the east of the area at

11°05′44″N 11°19′58″E / 11.09556°N 11.33278°E / 11.09556; 11.33278, on the Gongola River which traverses the area.

It has an area of 1,586 km² and a population of 138,185 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 762.^[1]

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the LGA.

History[]

Nafada is located in the traditional lands of the Bole people. It was the capital of the Gombe Emirate from 1913 to 1919.

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