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Ngala — LGA and town — Country Nigeria State Borno State Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Ngala is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gamboru Ngala.
It has an area of 1,465 km² and a population of 237,071 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 611.[1]
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Geology
Ngala has been situated at the east central of the state is not much far from the Chad Basin has apparently been a structural depression since yearly tertiary time. It is blessed with a vast fertile land of sandy-loam to clay soil types, where crops like wheat, rice, and vegetables are grown under irrigated conditions.
Vegetation and soil
This local government area is blessed with a vast fertile land of sandy-loam to clay soil types, where crops like wheat, rice, and vegetables are grown under irrigated conditions. The land is characterized by a sandy flat plain land with scanty vegetation from the central to the northern part, while to the south the soil is sandy loam to heavy clay, with uneven topography characterized sand dust. The vegetation is moderate.
Land form, relief and drainage
The study area[clarification needed] is generally possessing plane which is covered by superficial deposit of sand and clay. Rather there accumulation of sand due to the action of the prevailing winds in blowing the loose Sahara sand from the desert to fringe areas. The river Gnadda is the only river passing through the study area. The rainfall obtained in Ngala is seasonal. The rainfall has it pick in the months of August and September.
Socioeconomic
Almost eighty-five percent (85%) of the people of the study area are farmers, herdsmen and fishermen. Agriculture is the pivot of the state's economy. The study area has enormous agricultural and livestock development potentials and is the largest livestock centre. Its major cash crops include: groundnut, cotton, cowpea. Irrigational activities are also practiced in the study area.
People
The people in study area are largely Kanuri, Hausa/Fulani-speaking people. And most are farmers while some few practice fishing activities.
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
Borno State
Categories:- Local Government Areas in Borno State
- Populated places in Borno State
- Nigeria geography stubs
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