Jimeta

Jimeta Yola
Jimeta Yola
	Nickname: JMT
	Jimeta Yola Location in Yola Nigeria
	Coordinates: 9°16′45″N 12°26′45″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Adamawa State
Climate	Aw

Jimeta is a town in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town's population was 73,080 in 1991.[1] The elevation of Jimeta is 135 m,[2] and it lies along the Benue River.[1]

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[1] and it also contains Yola's airport.[3] Some refer to the two as "Jimeta Yola."[4]

References

"Jimeta Yola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
"Jimeta, Yola Nigeria". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
"Yola Airport profile". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
Onu, Justice I (July 2005). "Report of Social Capital Household Survey Pilot in Adamawa State, Nigeria" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2006-12-31.

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[eb-1] "Jimeta Yola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.

[fallingrain-2] "Jimeta, Yola Nigeria". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-31.

[3] "Yola Airport profile". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[worldbank-4] Onu, Justice I (July 2005). "Report of Social Capital Household Survey Pilot in Adamawa State, Nigeria" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2006-12-31.