Nguru (or N'Gourou) is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nguru near the Hadejia River at .

It has an area of 916 km and a population of 270,632 at the local government there is college of education and legal studies.

Nguru, Nigeria

The postal code of the area is 630.

Nguru, Nigeria

The town probably dates from around the 15th century. There is a variety of landscape types in the area, including the protected Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nguru Lake, and the "Sand Dunes", a semi-desert area.

Nguru, Nigeria

Climate

Transport

Nguru is the terminus of the Western Railway of Nigeria.

See also

List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State

See also

Railway stations in Nigeria

Federal Medical Centre, Nguru

References

Populated places in Yobe State