Silame
Silame is a town and Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria on the Sokoto River. It has an area of 790 km2 and a population of 104,378 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 853.- Type: Town with 105,000 residents
- Description: LGA and town in Sokoto State, Nigeria
- Also known as: “Silami”
Silame
- Categories: local government area of Nigeria and locality
- Location: Silame, Sokoto State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.03841° or 13° 2′ 18″ north
Longitude
4.84463° or 4° 50′ 41″ east
Population
105,000
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
7F562RQV+9V
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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