The markets and the market days in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State are:

• Bambam
MONDAY

• Balanga
TUESDAY

• Degro, D/Waja & Cham
WEDNESDAY

• Jessu, Nyuwar, Kulani & Gelengu
THURSDAY

• Talasse, Kwarge Bassa
FRIDAY

• Sikam, Kuture
SATURDAY

• Bangu
SUNDAY

Balanga is a Balanga Local Government Area in Gombe state, Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Balanga LGA headquarters is Tallase.

The LGA shares borders with Adamawa state.

The towns and villages that make up Balanga are Bambam, Balanga, Tallase, Nyuwar, Kulani, Gelengu, Kwarge Bassa, and Bangu.

The vast majority of the people are of the Hausa and Waja tribes with their languages spoken extensively in the area.

Popular festivals are held in the area such as the Dadiya cultural festival and the Balanga Bird festival.

Communities	Bambam Bangu Dadiya Degri Kulani Talasse
Headquarters	TALASSE
GPS Coordinates	N09058’23.0’’   E011040’10.0’’
Post Code	761002
Area	1,626 km²
Major Tribe	Waja and Dadiya
Other Tribes	Fulani, Hausa, Kanuri, Lunguda, Tangale, and Cham
Major Crops Produced	Maize, Millet ,beans and sorghum
Major Livestock Produced	Cattle and poultry
Major Attraction	Cham Valley Grass Land
Other Attractions	Balanga Dam, Mgua Tourist Pack, Dadiya Hills, Dele Hills, Gelengu Quarry, Swarandi Hills, Zwale Hill
Core Mineral	Granite
Comparative Vantage Products	Bentonitic clay ⋅ Cane Sugar ⋅ Cotton ⋅ Fish ⋅ Gemstone ⋅ Granite ⋅ Groundnut ⋅ Gypsum ⋅ Limestone ⋅ Livestock ⋅ Poultry ⋅ Sorghum ⋅ Trona ⋅ Wheat Potassium Granite Kaolin Columbite

Approximate distance of communities, LGA and State headquarters

Community	Distance from LGA Headquarters	Distance from State Headquarters
BAMBAM	34.58KM	77.25km
BANGU	8.03KM	73.72km
DADIYA	54.72KM	79.18km
DEGRI	13.2KM	74.72km
KULANI	17.41KM	72.96km
TALASE	65.50KM-­ ‐ GM	65.50KM

GEOGRAPHY

Balanga LGA covers a total area of 1626 square kilometres with the average temperature of the area put at 35 degrees centigrade. The average humidity of Balanga LGA is at 17 percent while wind speed in the area averages 4 km/h.

ECONOMY

Agriculture is the economic mainstay of the people of Balanga LGA with crops such as tomatoes, Sorghum, maize, beans, and groundnut grown in the area. Balanga LGA has a number of mineral deposits such as Bentonite, limestone, granite, and topaz. Balanga LGA is also home to the economically important Balanga Dam.

Raw Materials

• Tomatoes   
• Sorghum
• Maize     
• Millet
• Beans   
• Groundnut       
• Cotton     
• Livestock 
• Fishery 
• Gum Arabic
• Bentonite
• Limestone

• Tourmaline
• Topaz
• Bog Iron
• Calcite
• Basalt
• Agate
• Amethyst
• Mica
• Granite
• Tale
•  Coal
• Vermiculite

Gombe is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. It is located in the north eastern part of the country.

The state was created out of Bauchi state on 1st October 1996 by Sani Abacha’s administration.

Its creation was a fulfillment of the aspiration of the people who for long, had passionately craved for a state of their own out of the then Bauchi state.

Gombe State has eleven Local Government Areas (LGA) namely, Akko, Balanga, Billiri, Dukku, Funakaye, Gombe, Kaltungo, Kwami, Nafada, Shongom, and Yamaltu Deba.

The following are administrative maps of Gombe State showing the local government areas

Historically, Gombe state is a fusion of two distinct groups of people, comprising the people of Gombe North and the ethnic grouping of Gombe South.

Gombe is located on latitude 9”30’ and 12”30’N, Longitude 8”5’and 11”45’E.

It has borders with Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, and Bauchi states.

The State climate is generally warm, with temperatures not exceeding 300c during the months of March-May considered to be the hottest months. The following table gives other profile of the jewel state.

The following Map indicates in red the position of Gombe in relation to the thirty six (36) states of the federation.

The Emirate government, which had its Head quarters in Gombe Abba, was formed to effectively control what constitutes a larger part of the Gombe State, until the advent of the British in the early 20th century.

Under the British, the state was administered through the mechanism of two administrative units, i.e. Gombe Native Authority and Tangale Waja Native Authorities. The two Authorities constituted Gombe Division during the Colonial era. However, with independence in 1960 and the subsequent military administration, many changes occurred which led to the emergence of local government authorities. Thus, between 1976 and the present, the then two authorities had metamorphosed into the present 11 local governments.

Capital: Gombe

Land area: The State occupies a total land area of about 20,265sqkm.

Climate: Warm, exceeding 40″c during the hottest month (March – May)

Topography: Mainly mountainous, undulating and Hilly to the South-East and flat open plains in the Central, North, North-East, West and North-West.

Location: Latitude 9”30’ and 12”30’N, Longitude 8”5’and 11”45’E. The state lies in the centre of North east Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria. It shares common boundaries with Adamawa and Taraba State to the South, Bauchi State to the West, Borno State to the East and Yobe State to the North.

Power: The State is served by the PHCN National grid through the North-East PHCN substation located in Gombe State capital

Roads: Five(5) Federal trunk “A” roads connect the State Capital with all parts of the Country. Twonship roads have been constructed in the State capital and all the major towns.

Airport: The State has an International Airport which is also surrounded by four (4) International Airport, located in Kano, Jos, Yola and Maiduguri.

Major towns :Gombe the capital, Bajoga, Billiri, Kaltungo, Kumo, Dukku and Deba.

Ethnic CompositionMulti-ethnic, mainly made up of Fulani, Tangale, Waja, Bolawa, Tera,Jukun, Jara, Pero, Tula, Cham, Lunguda, Dadiya, Kamo, Awak, Kanuri, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.

Language spoken: English is the official language, but as much as Hausa remain the commercial language amongst the people of the state, Fulfulde, Tangale, Tera, Waja, and Kanuri are commonly spoken.