Azare
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Geography
Azare is located at 11°40′27"N 10°11′28"E, at an elevation of 436 meters.It the largest of several nearby towns in the region including Jama'are
Jama'are
Jama'are is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Jama'are.It has an area of 493 km² and a population of 117,883 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 751....
,Misau,Bulkachuwa. Disina
Disina
Disina is a town in Shira Local Government Area, Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria, located 35 kilometres southwest of Azare. It lies along the Bunga River, between the towns of Jemma and Foggo. The estimated population as of 2007 is 18,792.- External links :...
, Faggo
Faggo
-Geography:Faggo is located at , and has a population of 12,821. It is located 35 km southwest of Azare and 7 km northeast of Foggo....
, [Zadawa]], and Madara. Azare is home to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Federal Government College Azare and College of Education Azare. Azare Airstrip
Azare Airstrip
The Azare Airstrip is a single unpaved runway located 10 km south-southeast of Azare, Nigeria at ....
lies about 10 km southeast of the town.
Demographics
The population has grown from 69,035 as of the 1991 census to its 2007 estimated value of 110,452. In the last five years, the population has grown by by more than 20%. It is also the largest growing town in the state and region. Growth is prominent in all directions with the creation of Bamako to the South-East, Unguwar Dankawu to the North, Federal Lowcost-GRA to the Northwest and the extended growth in the south that sees the town engulfing places like Chilankori and Chara-Chara Yelwa.The people of Azare of predominantly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, and are primarily of Hausa
Hausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
, Fulani
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
, and Beriberi descent. The town's primary economic activity is agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
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