Yola

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Yola

Total population

336,648

Coordinates9.21°, 12.48°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yola is the capital city and administrative centre of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It is located on the Benue River, and has a population of over 392,854. Yola is split into two parts. The old town of Yola where the Lamido of Adamawa resides, is the traditional city and the new city of Jimeta is the administrative and commercial centre.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Gabe Gala

Canadian footballer

Nuhu Ribadu

Nigerian police officer

Mamman Bello Ali

Nigerian politician

Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa

Emir of Adamawa Emirate

Okey Ndibe

Nigerian novelist, essayist and columnist

T

Temple Omeonu

association football player

M

Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta

Nigerian police chief

Mohammed Barkindo

Nigerian politician

Ahmed Joda

Nigerian administrator

M

Mahmud Tukur

Nigerian historian, scholar and the 4th National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities

D

Dahiru Bornoma

Nigeria politician

A

Abbas Aminu Iya

Nigerian politician

A

Alkasum Abba

professor of History In Nigeria

Y

Yusuf Ahmad Manga

researcher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Adamawa

• Jimeta
  5.1 mi away
• Girei
  11.5 mi away
• Fufore
  11.6 mi away
• Wuro Bokki
  24.8 mi away
• Gurin
  28.4 mi away
• Maya Belwa
  30.7 mi away
• Malabu
  31.7 mi away
• Numan
  34.9 mi away
• Jada
  38.3 mi away
• Song
  39.4 mi away
• Kiri
  46.5 mi away
• Lafia
  54.6 mi away

Browse all places in Adamawa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yola

Impact of Company Income Tax on Revenue Generation of Federal Inland Revenue Service (Msto) Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria

Mivayi Japhet · 2017

Fulani hegemony in Yola (Old Adamawa) 1809-1902

Martin Zachary Njeuma · 1978

Industrial development in Adamawa State

P. T. Mirchaulum · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bellyache Bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Seen 2025-01-04

sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas

Seen 2025-01-04

cornstalk dracaena

Dracaena fragrans

Seen 2025-01-03

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2025-01-03

Sponge Gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Seen 2025-01-03

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Seen 2025-01-03

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Seen 2025-01-03

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Seen 2024-12-27

Papaya

Carica papaya

Seen 2024-12-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).