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Bauchi State

Bauchi is a state located in . It is bordered by to the north, to the north-east, to the east, and to the south, to the west and to the northwest respectfully.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bauchi and Yankari Game Reserve.

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is a city in . This article also covers the city of Kangere, 20 km to the east.

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a large wildlife reserve in , covering an area of about 2,244 km2 and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna.

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is a city in Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was founded by Mallam Zaki, who was appointed by Shehu Usman Dan Fodio in early 1814. is the headquarters of the Division in Bauchi State.

Destinations to Discover

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Jama’are is a town and traditional emirate in Bauchi State, . The town is situated along the Jamaari River, which is a tributary of the Katagum, and at the intersection of roads leading from Wudil, Azare, and Faggo.

is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, . Its headquarters are in the town of . The people of are mostly Fulani and Kanuri.

is a Local Government Area located in Bauchi State, , with its administrative center in the town of . It spans an area of 3,015 square kilometers and had a population of around 251,597 according to the 2006 census.

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is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was curved out from the Darazo Local Government in September, 1991 and it's bordered with Jigawa State from the North and Gombe State from the South East.

Bauchi State

Latitude of center
10.3158° or 10° 18′ 57″ north
Longitude of center
9.8442° or 9° 50′ 39″ east
Population
6,830,000
Elevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)
Geo­Names ID
7729984
Wiki­data ID
Q503936
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Bauchi State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باوچي”
  • Arabic: “ولاية باوتشي”
  • Arabic: “ولاية باوچي”
  • Arabic: “ولايه باوتشي”
  • Armenian: “Բաուչի նահանգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bauçi ştatı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bauçi”
  • Bengali: “বাউচি অঙ্গরাজ্য”
  • Breton: “Bauchi (stad)”
  • Breton: “Bauchi”
  • Bulgarian: “Баучи”
  • Catalan: “Bauchi”
  • Catalan: “Estat de Bauchi”
  • Cebuano: “Bauchi State”
  • Cebuano: “Bauchi”
  • Central Kanuri: “Bauchi”
  • Chinese: “Bauchi Chiu”
  • Chinese: “包奇州”
  • Czech: “Bauchi (stát)”
  • Czech: “Bauchi”
  • Danish: “Bauchi”
  • Dutch: “Bauchi”
  • Esperanto: “Bauĉi”
  • Esperanto: “ŝtato Bauĉi”
  • Esperanto: “subŝtato Bauĉi”
  • Estonian: “Bauchi osariik”
  • Finnish: “Bauchi”
  • French: “Bauchi”
  • French: “Etat de Bauchi”
  • French: “État de Bauchi”
  • Fulah: “Bawci”
  • Fulah: “Diiwal Bauchi”
  • Fulah: “Diiwal Bawci”
  • Galician: “Bauchi”
  • Galician: “Estado de Bauchi”
  • Georgian: “ბაუჩის შტატი”
  • German: “Bauchi”
  • German: “NG-BA”
  • Greek: “Μποτσί”
  • Gujarati: “બાઉચી સ્ટેટ”
  • Gun: “Ayimatẹn Bauchi Tọn”
  • Hausa: “Bauchi”
  • Hausa: “Jihar Bauchi”
  • Hebrew: “באוצ’י”
  • Hindi: “बाउची राज्य”
  • Icelandic: “Bauchi-fylki”
  • Igala: “Bauchi State”
  • Igbo: “Bauchi”
  • Igbo: “Ȯra Bauchi”
  • Igbo: “Ȯra Bawuchi”
  • Indonesian: “Bauchi”
  • Italian: “Bauchi”
  • Japanese: “バウチ州”
  • Kannada: “ಬಾಚು ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Korean: “바우치주”
  • Kurdish: “Bauchi”
  • Latvian: “Bauči štats”
  • Latvian: “Bauči”
  • Lithuanian: “Baučio valstija”
  • Malay: “Bauchi State”
  • Marathi: “बाऊची राज्य”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bauchi Chiu”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Bauchi state”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Bauchi State”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Bauchi”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bauchi (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bauchi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bauchi”
  • Norwegian: “Bauchi”
  • Obolo: “Bawuchi (Agan̄-mkpulu)”
  • Obolo: “Bawuchi”
  • Persian: “ایالت باوچی”
  • Polish: “Bauchi”
  • Polish: “Bauczi”
  • Portuguese: “Bauchi”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Bauchi”
  • Romanian: “Statul Bauchi”
  • Russian: “Баучи”
  • Serbian: “Баучи”
  • Sindhi: “باوچي رياست”
  • Sinhala: “බවුචි ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Sinhala: “බවුචි රාජ්‍ය”
  • Slovenian: “Bauchi”
  • Slovenian: “NG-BA”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باوچي”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باوچی ایالتی”
  • Spanish: “Bauchi”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Bauchi”
  • Swahili: “Bauchi State”
  • Swahili: “Bauchi”
  • Swahili: “Jimbo la Bauchi”
  • Swedish: “Bauchi”
  • Tamil: “பாவ்ச்சி மாநிலம்”
  • Telugu: “బౌచి రాష్ట్రం”
  • Thai: “รัฐเบาชี”
  • Tumbuka: “Bauchi State, Nigeria”
  • Turkish: “Bauchi Eyaleti”
  • Turkish: “Bauchi”
  • Tyap: “Ba̱uchi”
  • Tyap: “Si̱tet Ba̱uci”
  • Ukrainian: “Баучі”
  • Urdu: “باوچی اسٹیٹ”
  • Urdu: “باوچی ریاست”
  • Vietnamese: “Bang Bauchi”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bauchi (estado)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bauchi”
  • Western Mari: “Баучи”
  • Wu Chinese: “包奇州”
  • Yoruba: “Bauchi State”
  • Yoruba: “Ipinle Bauchi”
  • Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Bauchi”
  • Yue Chinese: “包奇州”

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