Fika, Nigeria

Fika
LGA and town
Fika

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 11°25′N 11°13′E / 11.417°N 11.217°E / 11.417; 11.217Coordinates: 11°25′N 11°13′E / 11.417°N 11.217°E / 11.417; 11.217
Country  Nigeria
State Yobe State
Area
  Total 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
  Total 136,895
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix 622
ISO 3166 code NG.YO.FI

Fika is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Fika in the south of the area at11°17′00″N 11°18′29″E / 11.28333°N 11.30806°E / 11.28333; 11.30806.

It has an area of 2,208 km² and a population of 136,895 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 622.[1]

Geography

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the area close to Fika.

Gadaka is the largest town in the Fika LGA. It is located at about 12 km off the Potiskum-Gombe main road, about 55 km from the commercial city of Potiskum.[2]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. BABI, Mohammed Saleh. "MR". MNIM.


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