Kaltungo

Kaltungo
LGA and town
Kaltungo is located in Nigeria
Kaltungo
Kaltungo
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°53′N 11°26′E / 9.883°N 11.433°E / 9.883; 11.433
Country Nigeria
StateGombe State
HeadquartersKaltungo
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilFaruk Aliyu Umar
 • The Mai KaltungoSaleh Muhammed
Area
 • Total881 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total149,805
 • Religions
Christianity Islam
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
770
ISO 3166 codeNG.GO.KA
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Kaltungo is one among the 11 Local Governments Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kaltungo in the western part of the Local Government Area on the A345 highway at 9°48′51″N 11°18′32″E / 9.81417°N 11.30889°E / 9.81417; 11.30889.[1]

The Kaltungo LGA covers an area of 881 square kilometers and has two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. Kaltungo LGA receives an estimated 1000 mm of precipitation annually. In Kaltungo LGA, the wind blows on average at 10 km/h.[2]

  1. ^ "Region 2: Kaltungo | Nigeria PLZ ✉️". nga.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Soluap (9 May 2023). "KALTUNGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF GOMBE STATE". Soluap. Retrieved 15 August 2023.