Adamawa State Quiz

Adamawa State is essentially a picturesque mountainous land transversed by river valleys of Benue, Gongola and Yedsarem. The valleys of Cameroun, Mandara and Adamawa mountains form part this undulating landscape. Crops such as maize, rice, millet, sugar cane, cotton, groundnut, gum arabic, guinea corn, tea and kola nuts are all successfully grown in the state.

There are abundant deposits of mineral ore in the state such as iron, lead, zinc, limestone etc. The state is part of the old Gongola State with the headqauter in Yola.

Adamawa State consists of twenty-one Local Government Areas (LGAs):

Demsa

Fufore

Ganye

Girei

Gombi

Guyuk

Hong

Jada

Lamurde

Madagali

Maiha

Mayo-Belwa

Michika

Mubi North

Mubi South

Numan

Shelleng

Song

Toungo

Yola North (State capital)

Yola South

Adamawa State is well noted for a rich cultural heritage which is reflected in its past history, craftmanship, music, dance, dress patterns and hospitality. Festivals such as Njuwa fishing festival which holds at Lake Njuwa in nYola town and the Yinagu fishing festival at the Michika attracts people within and outside state from the month of March through May each year.