North East
Bauchi State
Capital: Bauchi · Created 1976 · ≈7.5 million · Area 45,837 km²
Population
≈7.5 million
Size
45,837 km²
Capital
Bauchi
Year created
1976
Geopolitical zone
North East
Languages
Hausa · Fulfulde · English · 55+ indigenous languages
Ethnic groups
- Hausa-Fulani
- Sayawa
- Gerawa
- Jarawa
- Bolewa
- Kanuri
Natural resources
- Tin
- Columbite
- Iron ore
- Gypsum
- Uranium
- Kaolin
- Rock salt
Signature foods
- Tuwo shinkafa
- Miyan taushe
- Kilishi
- Fura da nono
- Dan wake
Notable people
- Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (first PM of Nigeria)
- Adamu Ciroma (economist, minister)
- Isa Yuguda (former governor)
Culture, values & festivals
- Emirate system (Bauchi, Katagum, Misau, Jama'are, Dass, Ningi)
- Durbar horse-parade festivals
- Sharo (Fulani whipping rite)
Top places to visit in Bauchi
- 1
Yankari National Park
Nigeria's premier game reserve — elephants, warm Wikki Springs, baboons.
- 2
Sumu Wildlife Park
Newer reserve near Alkaleri, savanna wildlife.
- 3
Tafawa Balewa Tomb, Bauchi
Mausoleum of Nigeria's first Prime Minister.
- 4
Marshall Caves
Sacred caves near Ningi with historical significance.
About the North East
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe. Lake Chad basin, Mambilla plateau, diverse ethnic mosaic.