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Tafawa Balewa

Tafawa Balewa is a local government area in the Southern part of in northern . Its headquarters was in the town of Tafawa Balewa, but was shifted to Bununu town in 2011 due to constant unrest in the former.
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  • Type: Town with 221,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Bauchi State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi” and “Tafawa-Balewa”

Tafawa Balewa

Latitude
9.76052° or 9° 45′ 38″ north
Longitude
9.55354° or 9° 33′ 13″ east
Population
221,000
Elevation
655 metres (2,149 feet)
Open location code
6FXFQH63+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501489505
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2322651
Wiki­data ID
Q7674928
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Tafawa Balewa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tafawa-Balewa”
  • Chinese: “Tafawa Balewa”
  • French: “Tafawa Balewa”
  • Hausa: “Tafawa Balewa”
  • Igbo: “Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi”
  • Igbo: “Tafawa Balewa”
  • Igbo: “Tafawa-Balewa”
  • Italian: “Tafawa-Balewa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tafawa Balewa”
  • Spanish: “Tafawa-Balewa”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Abubakar Tafawa Balewa”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Tafawa Balewa”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Tafawa Balewa”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Tafawa-Balewa”

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