Gubio Towns And Villages

Gubio is a Local Government Area in Borno State, Nigeria’s northeast, roughly 97 kilometres north of Maiduguri on the road to Damasak. Its headquarters sit in Gubio town, and the area covers about 2,464 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 151,286 residents; the 2022 projection put the population near 221,700. Gubio holds ten wards: Ardimini, Dabira, Felo, Gamowo, Gazabure, Gubio Town I, Gubio Town II, Kingowa, Ngetra and Zowo. The postal code is 602102.

Kanuri-speaking farmers and herders work across the LGA’s ten wards, part of the Borno Emirate’s traditional council structure. On 9 June 2020, gunmen believed linked to Boko Haram killed 81 people in Gubio town.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 settlement dataset, and the GeoNames and OpenStreetMap gazetteers:

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  1. Abachatri
  2. Aisaram B
  3. Ajari
  4. Alkaliri
  5. Ardimini
  6. Ba’anari
  7. Bamma Gana
  8. Budum
  9. Burari
  10. Bussamiri
  11. Dabira
  12. Doili
  13. Dusuwa
  14. Fanta Mallumti
  15. Felo
  16. Fulatari
  17. Gadairam
  18. Gadurmari
  19. Gaganan
  20. Gagawa
  21. Gallamu
  22. Gallo
  23. Gamosuno
  24. Gamowo
  25. Ganamari
  26. Gazabure
  27. Gindi
  28. Gobo
  29. Goni Balumiri
  30. Gubio
  31. Gubio Town I
  32. Gubio Town II
  33. Gudum
  34. Gundi
  35. Gwoi Gana
  36. Jatori
  37. Jilli
  38. Jilwari
  39. Juwula
  40. Kadirti
  41. Kanguri
  42. Karaguwa
  43. Karelto Kanguri
  44. Kaseri
  45. Kaumari
  46. Kayowa
  47. Kindamari
  48. Kingowa
  49. Koleri
  50. Kolo Kusuri
  51. Kulimari
  52. Kwayamti
  53. Lawan Alili
  54. Lurdi
  55. Maiduri
  56. Mallam Kachallari
  57. Mallam Sulumti
  58. Meleram
  59. Modi
  60. Moruri
  61. Musari
  62. Ngetra
  63. Ngetra Lawanti
  64. Ngortowa
  65. Ngubala
  66. Shataram
  67. Sherifti
  68. Shettimari
  69. Yana Zannari
  70. Zanna Durumari
  71. Zowo
  72. Zowo Lawanti