Billiri

Also known as Biliri

thumb|Billiri hill located in Billiri local government Area

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Billiri
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.motto: Kal Kwi ka Amdo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gombe State
Settlement.seat_type: Headquarters
Settlement.seat: Billiri Town
Settlement.government_type: Council government
Settlement.leader_title: Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Settlement.leader_name: Egla Idris
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 737
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 census
Settlement.population_total: 252,544

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Wikidata facts

Population: 86537
Area: 737

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Article

14 sections

Contents

History
Mai Tangale
The Billiri Crisis
Towns & Villages
Wards/Polling units
Religion
Schools
Food
Festivals
Market
Climate
Temperatures in Billiri on average, both high and low
The Billiri Cloud
References

thumb|Billiri hill located in Billiri local government Area

Billiri (or Biliri) is one of the 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State, Nigeria bordered to the north by Akko Local Government Area, south and east by Shongo, andnorthe-East by Kaltungo Local Government Area. It is a historical settlement of the Tangales located South of Gombe It has an area of 737 km and a population of 202,144 at the 2006 census. Apart from the Tangale language, Fulfulde and Hausa are commonly spoken The postal code of the area is 771.