Yamaltu/Deba Towns And Villages

Yamaltu/Deba is a Local Government Area in Gombe State, Nigeria, southeast of Gombe city. Its headquarters sits at Deba (also called Deba Habe). Tera and Fulani people make up most of the population.

The 2006 census counted 255,726 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 428,200. The LGA covers about 1,981 square kilometres and holds 11 wards: Deba, Gwani/Shinga/Wade, Hinna, Jagali North, Jagali South, Kanawa/Wajari, Kwadon/Liji/Kurba, Lano/Kuri/Lambam, Lubo/Difa/Kinafa, Nono/Kunuwal/Wuro Birdeka and Zambuk/Kwali.

The southern end of Lake Dadin Kowa lies within the LGA, on the Gongola River.

The list below was checked name by name against the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer and the GeoNames gazetteer, with unverifiable and duplicate entries from the previous list dropped:

  1. Ardo Salato
  2. Baure
  3. Beguwa
  4. Boltongwai
  5. Dadin Kowa
  6. Danaje
  7. Dangar
  8. Dasa
  9. Deba
  10. Difa
  11. Dumbe
  12. Dumbu
  13. Foli
  14. Galadima
  15. Galawo
  16. Garin Audi
  17. Garin Nabawa
  18. Gwani
  19. Hinna
  20. Jagali
  21. Jangerigari
  22. Jannawo
  23. Jarawa
  24. Jauro Gotel
  25. Jauro Sale
  26. Kalo
  27. Kanawa
  28. Kunji
  29. Kunowal
  30. Kurba
  31. Kuri
  32. Kurjale
  33. Kwadon
  34. Kwali
  35. Laleko
  36. Lambam
  37. Lano
  38. Liji
  39. Lubo
  40. Maikaho
  41. Nahuta
  42. Nono
  43. Nono Mallam Isa
  44. Pata
  45. Poli
  46. Sabon Gari
  47. Saruja
  48. Shinga
  49. Tashan Kuka
  50. Tsando
  51. Tsandon Dan Dela
  52. Tudun Wada
  53. Wade
  54. Wajari
  55. Wudil
  56. Wuji
  57. Wuradole
  58. Wuro Birdeka
  59. Zambuk
  60. Zamfarawa