Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Jigawa State

Gumel

Gumel is a historical town in , , known for its rich cultural heritage and strategic location. It serves as a gateway to the northeastern part of the country.
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Gumel

Latitude
12.6278° or 12° 37′ 40″ north
Longitude
9.3893° or 9° 23′ 22″ east
Population
42,700
Elevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)
Open location code
7F4FJ9HQ+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501501039
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2340091
Wiki­data ID
Q1023716
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Yoruba—“Gumel” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গুমেল”
  • Catalan: “Gumel”
  • Cebuano: “Gumel (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Gumel”
  • Chinese: “Gumel”
  • Dutch: “Gumel”
  • French: “Gumel”
  • Fulah: “Gumel”
  • German: “Gumel”
  • Hausa: “Gumel”
  • Igbo: “Gumel”
  • Italian: “Gumel”
  • Malagasy: “Gumel”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gumel”
  • Polish: “Gumel”
  • Portuguese: “Gumel”
  • Romanian: “Gumel”
  • Spanish: “Gumel”
  • Yoruba: “Gumel”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Gumel”. Photo: Gwanki, CC BY-SA 4.0.