Editing Gombe State (section)

==Overview==

The state has an area of 20,265&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of around 2,365,000 people as of 2006.<ref name="PHC Tables" />

It was formed in October 1996, from part of the old [[Bauchi State]] by the [[Abacha, Sani|Abacha]] military government.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Diala |first1=Sam |last2=THEWILL |date=9 November 2021 |title=State Of The States: Gombe State |url=https://thewillnigeria.com/state-of-the-states-gombe-state/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The state is located in Nigeria's [[Guinean forest–savanna mosaic|Guinea savannah]] and Sudan savannah belts. Undulating hills, sandy rocks, and a few volcanic rocks make up the landscape. Its location in the northeastern zone, right within the expansive savannah, allows the state to share common borders with the states of [[Borno State|Borno]], [[Yobe State|Yobe]], [[Taraba State|Taraba]], [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] and [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]].<ref>{{Cite report|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=18 October 2004 |title=Energy materials coordinating committee (EMaCC). Annual technical report, fiscal year 2003 |doi=10.2172/1206622 |osti=1206622 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season (November–March) and the rainy season (April–October) with an average rainfall of 850mm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gombe Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) |publisher= Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/68815/Average-Weather-in-Gombe-Nigeria-Year-Round#:~:text=The%20hottest%20month%20of%20the,high%20of%2090%C2%B0F. |access-date=24 December 2022 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>