Hong is both a town and a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Hong is the home of the State College of Education.

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Hong
LGA and town
Nickname:  h town
Hong
Coordinates: 10°13′54″N 12°55′49″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Adamawa State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Government and infrastructure

The local government administrative headquarters is located within Hong.

The LGA falls under Adamawa Central Senatorial District and Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency. It has 12 political wards that are subdivided into two State Constituencies, with each having six wards. Hong Constituency comprises Bangshika ward, Daksiri ward, Hong ward, Husherizum ward, Shangui ward and Thilbang ward. Uba/Gaya Constituency comprises Garaha ward, Gaya ward, Hildi ward, Kwarhi ward, Mayo-lope ward and Uba ward.

Communities

Districts in the area include Dugwaba, Gaya, Hildi, Hong, Kulinyi, Pella and Uba.

Notable people

• Comrade James Pukuma Executive Chairman of Hong L. G
• Biama Dana Sabiya, President / Chief Executive Officer, Northern Nigerian Affairs Group
• Barr. Boss Gida Mustapha Secretary to the Government of the Federation
• Engr. Babachir David Lawal, politician and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation
• Major General Anthony Haldu Hananiya Rtd.
• Rt. Hon. James Barka, former acting governor, Adamawa State
• Dr. Idi Aliyu Hong, former minister of State foreign affairs, health and culture and tourism
• Amb. Fati Abubakar Saad (née Yerima Balla)
• Prof. Balla Mathematic University of Maiduguri
• Prof. Salisu Mustapha former VC FUTY
• Kenedy Barthimaus Pam Sec Ministry of Health Adamawa state.
• Rev. Shall Holma
• Alh. Yerima Balla
• Brig. Gen Aliyu Kama
• Brig. SB Chama Late
• Brig. Gen YK Musa
• Air commodore TM Chidama
• Naval Commodore Ngatuwa
• Col. Abdallah NDLEA Boss
• Engr. Markus Gundiri
• Hon. Justice Nathan Musa
• Dr. Nat Yaduma
• Dr Louis Mandama former Head of service adamawa state
• Anthone Dunah Ph.D
• Yerima Hassan Mamman Daksiri
• Dan Kade Adamawa Alh. Saleh M. Daksiri
• Engr. Alexander Polycarp

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency

• Umar Garba Pella Ph.D commissioner of information and strategy adamawa state
• Iliyasu Buba Gashinbaki
• Alhaji Saidu Hayatu Galadima
• Nachamada Geoffrey Kadiri, Conservation Biologist, Project Manager WCS Yankari
• Col. Musa Aliyu Umar Galadima

References

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