Damaturu is a city in northeastern Nigeria that serves as the capital of Yobe State and headquarters of both the Damaturu Emirate and the state government, where the governor resides and the state's ministries, departments and agencies are based. The 2006 census recorded a population of 88,014, with a 2022 estimate of 137,900, and the city hosts several tertiary institutions including Yobe State University and Federal Polytechnic Damaturu. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Damaturu () is a city in northeastern Nigeria and the capital of Yobe State in northern Nigeria.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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