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Ganye is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Jada and Toungo Local Governments were carved out from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state Nigeria. Ganye is bordered by Jada Local Government Area to the North and East, Toungo Local Government Area to the South and Taraba State to the West. It is the headquarter of the Sama (Chamba) people worldwide.

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Settlement.official_name
Ganye
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ganye.png
Settlement.image_caption
Map of Adamawa State highlighting Ganye
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Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Adamawa State
Settlement.leader_title
Gangwari
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
2,095
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
262,100
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom
8

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Population
164087
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Ganye main river.jpg
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Ganye is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Jada and Toungo Local Governments were carved out from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state Nigeria. Ganye is bordered by Jada Local Government Area to the North and East, Toungo Local Government Area to the South and Taraba State to the West. It is the headquarter of the Sama (Chamba) people worldwide.

== History == Ganye Local Government Area is one of the major Local Government Areas of Adamawa State with Mubi and Numan.The major and ruling tribe of Ganye is the Sama (Chamba) Language with other tribes such as Fulani and Mummuye and others.

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