Topography of Yobe State

Updated Date:18th June 2009

  With an estimated land area of 47,153 Square Kilometres, the topography of Yobe State is generally flat, except for the southern parts of Gujba and Fika Local Government Areas where the land is generally rocky.

 
  The Northern parts of the State are generally flat with undulating sand dunes. The River Yobe, from which the State derived its name, is one of the most important geographical features of the State.