12°52′5″N 11°2′47″E / 12.86806°N 11.04639°E
Gashua | |
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  Gashua Gashua shown within Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′5″N 11°2′47″E / 12.86806°N 11.04639°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Yobe State |
| Local Government Area | Bade |
| Population | 125,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.[1] The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40o Celsius. In the rainy season, June–September, temperatures fall to 23-28o Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1000mm.[2]
- ^ "Gashua". GeoNames. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Gashu'a Where Gani got his lung cancer?". Sunday Tribune. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2009.