Akko is a local government area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the city of Kumo on the A345 highway south of the state capital Gombe, about 40 km away.[1] Kumo (headquarters) is a cosmopolitan community of more than 30 different tribes, ranging from the dominant Fulani tribe to Tangale, Tera, Hausa and other minorities.
Akko | |
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LGA | |
Motto: AKK babban lamba | |
![]() ![]() Akko Location in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 10°03′00″N 11°13′00″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Gombe State |
Headquarters | Kumo |
Government | |
• Type | Democratic |
• Emir | Umar Muhammed Atiku |
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Abubakar Usman Barambu (Dallatun AKKO) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 337,853 |
• Ethnicities | Fulani Tangale |
• Religions | mostly Muslim and Christian |
Time zone | UTC1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 771 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.GO.AK |
Kumo also serves as the second largest commercial centre after Gombe. The local government area is made up of three major districts and 11 wards. Akko LGA was created for the main purpose of establishing link between the people at the grassroots, state and the central government levels[2]
Akko Local Government Area Secretariat, Kumo, Gombe state, Nigeria[3]
Akko Local Government Area is located in the city of Kumo and this area council consists of Gona, Kumo, Pindiga, Garin Garba, Jalingo, Jauro Tukur, Kembu, Kumo North, Kumo East, Panda, Kumo Central, Lergo, Garin Liman Kumo, Mararraban-Tum, Tashan Magarya, and many more[4]
The town of Akko, from which the local government area is named, is west of Gombe at 10°17′00″N 10°58′00″E.
The local government area covers 2,627 km2 and had a population of 337,853 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 771102 to 771104 .[5][6]
The local government Chairman and Deputy Chairman are Abubakar Usman Barambu and Mahmud Saleh Tabra respectively. They are both from the All Progressive Congress political party.[7][8]
As in most northern states of Nigeria, there is much agricultural activity including the following:[9]
Most of this produce finds its way into the local markets with specific days allotted for towns and villages:[9]
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