Fune

Fune is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damagum in the southwest of the area on the A3 highway at11°40′39″N 11°20′04″E.

Fune
LGA
Fune
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°53′N 11°54′E
Country Nigeria
StateYobe State
Area
  Total4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
  Total300,760
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
622
ISO 3166 codeNG.YO.FU

It has an area of 4,948 km² and a population of 300,760 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 622.[1]

In 1987, the 8,000-year-old Dufuna canoe was discovered in Fune, near the village of Dufuna and the Komadugu Gana River.[2]

Geography

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the area including 11°30′00″N 11°30′00″E.

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. (16 September 2002). Dufuna Canoe: A Bridge Across 8,000 Years, Daily Trust (All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)


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