Nguru, Nigeria

Nguru
LGA
Nguru River Bank, Yobe State
Nguru Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250
Country	Nigeria
State	Yobe State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Modu Kachalla (APC)
Area
• Total	916 km2 (354 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	270,632
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	630
ISO 3166 code	NG.YO.NG

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 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250.

It has an area of 916 km² and a population of 270,632 at the local government there is college of education and legal studies.

The postal code of the area is 630.^[1]

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.