Kaltungo | |
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LGA and town | |
Coordinates: 9°53′N 11°26′E / 9.883°N 11.433°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Gombe State |
Headquarters | Kaltungo |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Faruk Aliyu Umar |
• The Mai Kaltungo | Saleh Muhammed |
Area | |
• Total | 881 km2 (340 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 149,805 |
• Religions | Christianity Islam |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 770 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.GO.KA |
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.[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]