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Dukku
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateGombe State
HeadquartersDukku Town
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAbubakar Ladan
 • EmirHaruna Abdulkadir El-Rasheed
Area
 • Total3,815 km2 (1,473 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total207,190
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
760
ISO 3166 codeNG.GO.DU

Dukku is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dukku. The Gongola River flows through the west and north of the LGA.

It has an area of 3,815 km² and a population of 207,190 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 760.[1]

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the LGA about 6 km to the southeast of the town of Dukku.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ "Maplandia".