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Adamawa State

Capital
Yola
Zone
North East
Area (km²)
36,917
Local government areas
21
Created
27 August 1991, From Gongola State
Pop 2006
3,168,101
Pop est.
2022 ~4,800,000

Peoples & Tongues

58 languages · 45 ethnic groups · 12 recognised thrones · mixed

Lamido of Adamawa + Bata, Bachama, Higi clan-heads

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.