Fune
Sign in to saveFune is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damagum in the southwest of the area on the A3 highway at . It has an area of 4,948 km and a population of 300,760 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 622.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Fune
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.motto
- Fune tafi Jam'iyya
- Settlement.image_skyline
- A Fulani Woman buying a Calabash in the Kolere market (3).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A Fulani Woman buying a Calabash in the Kolere market, Fune, Yobe State
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Yobe State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Baba Goni Bade (APC)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4948
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 300,760
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Fune is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damagum in the southwest of the area on the A3 highway at . It has an area of 4,948 km and a population of 300,760 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 622.
==Geography/climate == The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the area, including . Fune LGA occupies a total land area of 4,948 square kilometres. It experiences two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. During the dry season, the region is characterized by intense sunshine and elevated temperatures. Flowing through Fune LGA is the Komadugu Gana River. The average temperature in this area is approximately 34°C.