Plateau State, Nigeria · Africa
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Yelwa is a town located in Plateau State, Nigeria. With a population of 13,234, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Yelwa sits in Nigeria. It's in the Africa/Lagos time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yelwa to your route.
Yelwa is a town in Kebbi State, Nigeria on the Niger River and the A1 highway. The town is often referred to as "Yelwa, Yauri", after the Emirate and Local Government Administration it is in, and is not the Yelwa where the Yelwa Massacre took place in 2004 in Plateau State. Yelwa is the capital and largest city of theRead more
Yauri Emirate. Yelwa has a population of 8,000 as of 2010, a majority of whom are Hausa Muslims.
Yelwa is the market center and trade hub of the Yauri Emirate. Besides trade, its economy centers around agriculture. Major export crops include onions, rice, and cotton, although Yelwa also produces considerable amounts of sorghum, millet, cowpeas, peanuts, sugarcane, shea nuts, tobacco, kola nuts, peppers, beans, fish, cattle, and guinea fowl. Most farmers (79.2 percent) in the Yelwa area are subsistence farmers, and most rent the land they farm or are sharecroppers.
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Yelwa is located in Plateau State, Nigeria, Africa. The coordinates are 8.8333 latitude, 9.6333 longitude.
Yelwa has a population of approximately 13,234 people, making it a town in Nigeria.
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