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Funakaye | |
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| Motto(s): Farm, Rear and Read | |
  Funakaye Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°51′N 11°26′E / 10.850°N 11.433°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Gombe State |
| Headquarters | Bajoga |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Alhaji Shuaibu Abdulrahman Adam |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,415 km2 (546 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 236,087 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 762 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.GO.FU |
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Funakaye is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bajoga.[1] Its current chairman is Alhaji Ibrahim Cheldu of the All Progressives Congress. Funakaye is bounded in the east by the Gongola River and Lake Dadin Kowa, beyond which lie Yobe State and Borno State.
It has an area of 1,415 km2 and a population of 236,087 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 762.[2] The town got its name from the two Fulani words "funa" meaning "East" and "kaye" meaning "woodlands" which means "East woodlands".[3]
- ^ "Funakaye LGA". Journal Of Local Governments Of Nigeria. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Rasak, Adekunle (11 December 2020). "Gombe awards N2.8bn contract for roads in Nafada, Funakaye, three-span bridge in Dukku LGAs". Tribune Online. Retrieved 25 May 2023.