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Yola North Postal Codes — Adamawa (Adamawa)
| Location | City/LGA | States or Territories | Type | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPO | Yola North | Adamawa | facility | 640001 |
Maps & Location
Yola North is located in Adamawa
History of Yola North
Yola North is a Local Government Area situated in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Yola North local government is aided by the port of Jimeta (5.5 miles [9 km] north-northwest) on the side of River Benue, about 500 miles (800 km) above its convergence with the Niger, and by an airfield. Yola North local government also has a road that connects with Ganye, Fufore, Numan, Jalingo, and Jimeta. The name of the town is derived from the word ‘yolde’, a Fula (Fulani language) word meaning a ‘settlement on the rising ground’. In the year 1841 Yola was founded and made the political center of Adamawa emirate, when the man called Modibbo (“Learned One”) Adama, who was the Fulani founder of the emirate, made Yola a base in his jihad against the indigenous Vere (Verre) and Bata (Batta) peoples.
Geography of Yola North
The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Yola North local government area are 9.203496, and 12.495390. Yola North local government is a small city situated in eastern Nigeria; its location is about 22 miles east of Jimeta city center. The Local government has two parts; one is the old central part of the city, and the other is the modern outskirts. The city was built in the middle of the 19th century and since that time it has been developing and having small industrial and business in the community. The city is also known as the capital of Adamawa state.
Economy of North
A lot of Yola’s trade has shifted to Jimeta, but the two towns are sizable market centers. Especially during the latter part of the rainy season that is from the month of July to October, when we have the Benue River navigable by vessels of 4-foot (1.2-metre) draft—merchants from the Jimeta and Yola collect cottons, peanuts (groundnuts), hides, and skins for shipment to the River Niger delta ports of Burutu and Warri. Local trade that are done in the area are primarily yams, rice, cowpeas, peanuts, peppers, sugarcane, indigo, cattle, goats, poultry, sheep, fish, onions, sorghum, millet, shea nuts, and cotton.