Nigeria
North East Nigeria
Gombe State

Balanga

Balanga is one of the eleven local government areas in , . It falls under the southern senatorial district of the state. Its administrative headquarters is located at Talasse town.
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  • Type: Village with 213,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Balanga Local Government Area” and “Balanga, Nigeria”

Balanga

Latitude
9.9453° or 9° 56′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.6008° or 11° 36′ 3″ east
Population
213,000
Elevation
761 metres (2,497 feet)
Open location code
6FXHWJW2+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501493121
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8659789
Wiki­data ID
Q4374738
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Balanga” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Balanga (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Balanga”
  • Chinese: “Balanga”
  • Dutch: “Balanga”
  • French: “Balanga”
  • Fulah: “Balanga”
  • Hausa: “Balanga (Nijeriya)”
  • Hausa: “Balanga”
  • Igbo: “Balanga”
  • Iloko: “Balanga, Nigeria”
  • Iloko: “Balanga”
  • Italian: “Balanga”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Balanga”
  • Portuguese: “Balanga”
  • Spanish: “Balanga”
  • Swedish: “Balanga”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Balanga”

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