Potiskum [1] ( eng. Potiskum ) is a city and local government district in northeastern Nigeria , in the state of Yobe .
| City | |
| Potiscum | |
|---|---|
| English Potiskum | |
| A country |  Nigeria |
| State | Yobe |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 473 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 182,754 people ( 2012 ) |
Content
History
May 3, 2012 in the city there was a terrorist attack . Militants bombarded visitors and traders in the city market with improvised explosive devices. As a result, 34 people died [2] .
Geographical position
The city is located in the southwestern part of the state, near the administrative border with the state of Bauchi , north of the River (right tributary of the Benue River). The absolute height is 473 meters above sea level [3] . Potiskum is located approximately 92 kilometers west of Damatur , the state’s administrative center, and 485 kilometers northeast of Abuja , the country's capital.
Population
According to 2012 estimates , the population of Potiskum was 182,754 people [4] .
Transport
The motorway runs through the city. The nearest airport is Bajoga [3] .
See also
- Cities of Nigeria
Notes
- ↑ Nigeria. Reference card (scale 1: 7 000 000). - GUKG, 1977
- ↑ Over 30 people died as a result of a terrorist attack on a market in the Nigerian city of Potiskum , ITAR-TASS (May 3, 2012). Archived June 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Potiskum, Nigeria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment October 7, 2013.
- ↑ Nigeria: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment October 15, 2011. Archived June 26, 2012.