Jimeta

Jimeta Yola
Nickname: 
JMT
Jimeta Yola is located in Nigeria
Jimeta Yola
Jimeta Yola
Location in Yola Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°16′45″N 12°26′45″E / 9.27917°N 12.44583°E / 9.27917; 12.44583
Country Nigeria
StateAdamawa State
ClimateAw

Jimeta is a town in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town's population was 73,080 in 1991.[1] The elevation of Jimeta is 135 m,[2] and it lies along the Benue River.[1]

Jimeta and nearby Yola, the state capital of Adamawa have interconnected histories, and between 1935 and 1955, it were unified as one town. Jimeta also serves as Yola's port[1] and it also contains Yola's airport.[3] Some refer to the two as "Jimeta Yola."[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Jimeta Yola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  2. ^ "Jimeta, Yola Nigeria". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  3. ^ "Yola Airport profile". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ Onu, Justice I (July 2005). "Report of Social Capital Household Survey Pilot in Adamawa State, Nigeria" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2006-12-31.