Country Nigeria Climate Aw | State Adamawa State Local time Saturday 6:38 PM | |
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Jimeta is a town in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town's population was 73,080 in 1991. The elevation of Jimeta is 135 m, and it lies along the Benue River.
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Map of Jimeta, Nigeria
Jimeta and nearby Yola, the state capital of Adamawa have interconnected histories, and, between 1935 and 1955, were unified as one town; Jimeta also serves as Yola's port and it also contains Yola's airport. Some refer to the two as "Jimeta Yola."
On November 17, 2015, a bomb exploded in a market beside a main road in the city. The bomb killed 32 people and was blamed on Boko Haram.
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Jimeta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA