Bauchi

Bauchi
The Emir's palace in Bauchi
Bauchi Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 10°18′57″N 9°50′39″E / 10.31583°N 9.84417°E / 10.31583; 9.84417
Country	Nigeria
State	Bauchi State
Area
• Total	1,243 sq mi (3,219 km2)
Elevation	2,021 ft (616 m)
Population  (2022)
• Total	881,600[1]
• Ethnicities	Fulani gerawa
• Religions	Islam Christianity
Climate	Aw

Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau, at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 km² and had a population of 493,810 in 2006.^[2]

Bauchi City is among the twenty Local Government Areas of Bauchi state:

Bauchi, Tafawa Balewa, Dass, Toro, Bogoro, Ningi, Warji, Ganjuwa, Kirfi, Alkaleri, Darazo, Misau, Giade, Shira, Jamaare, Katagum, Itas/Gadau, Zaki, Gamawa and Damban.^[3]