Potiskum

thumb|Goat and Sheep market in potiskum

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Potiskum
Settlement.other_name: Pataskuma, Pataskum
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA
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: Yobe State
Settlement.government_type: Democracy
Settlement.leader_title: Local Government Chairman
Settlement.established_title: Local Government

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Article

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Contents

Traditional Emirate
Government
Economy
Potiskum Cattle Market
Population
Demography
Potiskum airstrip
Boko Haram attacks
Climate
See also
Notable people
References

thumb|Goat and Sheep market in potiskum

thumb|Potiskum cattle market Potiskum (also Pataskum) is a local government area and city in Yobe State northeastern part of Nigeria. It's the largest, most populous and fastest growing city in Yobe State. Of the native languages in Yobe State, Potiskum is home to several major groups which include the Karai-Karai, Ngizim and Hausa-Fulani. It is on the A3 highway at . It has an area of .