Dambam, Bauchi - Postal code - 752101

History of Dambam

Dambam local government area is situated in Bauchi state, the Northeast political zone of Nigeria. The headquarters of the local government is located in the town of Dambam and is consisted of several numbers of towns and villages which include Jalam, Dambam, Dagauda, and Yamai. The population of Dambam local government estimation is not too much if compared with other local governments in the state and has inhabitants with the majority tribe being the Hausa. The religion that is widely practiced in the area is the religion of Islam while the English and Hausa languages are spoken in the local government area.

Geography of Dambam

Dambam local government is settled on a total area of about 1,077 square kilometers with the average temperature of the local government calculated at 32.5 degrees centigrade. The area witnesses two main seasons which are the rainy and the dry seasons while the humidity level is fixed at 18 percent.

Dambam city of country Nigeria lies on the geographical coordinates of 11° 40’ 48” N, 10° 42’ 32” E.

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Economy of Dambam

Popular economic activities that are carried out in Dambam local government include pottery, farming, animal rearing, mat making and trade. The local government area is home to several markets where the area’s inhabitants go to buy and sell a variety of commodities and also different neighboring community meet and transaction of buying and selling occur.