Girei
Girei is a town and local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It lies on the Benue River. The dominant tribe in the area are the Fulɓe or Fulani; however, a substantial number of Bwatiye also dwell in villages such as Greng, Notable, and Labondo within the Girei local government area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Girei
- Type: Town with 130,000 residents
- Description: local government area in Nigeria
- Categories: local government area of Nigeria and locality
- Location: Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.3628° or 9° 21′ 46″ northLongitude
12.5451° or 12° 32′ 42″ eastPopulation
130,000Elevation
248 metres (814 feet)Open location code
6FXJ9G7W+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 501472658OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2340618Wikidata ID
Q5564220
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