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About Ganye
Ganye is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Jada and Toungo Local Governments were carved out from Ganye local government areas of Adamawa State. Ganye is bordered by Jada Local Government Area to the North and East, Toungo Local Government Area to the South and Taraba State to the West. It is the headquarter of the Sama (Chamba) people worldwide.
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History
Ganye Local Government Area is one of the major Local Government Areas of Adamawa State with Mubi and Numan. The major and ruling tribe of Ganye is the Sama (Chamba) Language with other tribes such as Fulani and Mummuye and others.
From the History section of Ganye on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ganye
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yola Airport (YOL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 100 km away.
- Toungo 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Mayo-Belwa 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ganye main river, Hyela, CC BY-SA 4.0
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