Ganye
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Ganye is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Jada and Toungo Local Governments were carved out from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state Nigeria. Ganye is bordered by Jada Local Government Area to the North and East, Toungo Local Government Area to the South and Taraba State to the West. It is the headquarter of the Sama (Chamba) people worldwide.{{Cite web |title=Ganye Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/57/ganye |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
History
The Ruler
The Paramount ruler of Ganye is a First Class traditional ruler: Alh.Umaru Adamu Sanda OON (Gangwari Ganye II).
Major Villages
Demography
The soil of Ganye is the loamy type which makes it the hub of agriculture and earned it the title of 'the food basket of the state. The Local Government Area experience two seasons of Rains and dryness. Rainy season begins in Ganye as early as March and terminates in October. Ganye Local Government Area is drained by River Dadonu which takes it source from the Jangani mountains.
Climate
In Ganye, the wet season is heavy and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature ranges from 61 °F to 96 °F, with temperatures rarely falling below 55 °F or rising over 102 °F.{{Cite web |title=Ganye, Adamawa, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/adamawa/ganye |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=tcktcktck.org}}{{Cite web |title=Ganye Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/71685/Average-Weather-in-Ganye-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Atlas |first=Weather |title=Ganye, Nigeria - Yearly & Monthly weather forecast |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/nigeria/ganye-climate |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Weather Atlas |language=en}}
= Temperature =
From February 24 to April 23 (2.0 months), the hot season lasts, with an average daily high temperature of over 93 °F. April is the hottest month in Ganye, with an average high temperature of 94 °F and low temperature of 76 °F.{{Cite web |title=Ganye weather and climate ☀️ Best time to visit 🌡️ Temperature |url=https://www.besttravelmonths.com/nigeria/ganye-2892221/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.besttravelmonths.com |language=en}}https://www.accuweather.com/en/ng/ganye/251714/weather-forecast/251714 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
From June 18 to September 27, the cold season, which has an average daily high temperature below 85 °F, lasts for 3.3 months. With an average low of 62 °F and high of 86 °F, January is the coldest month of the year in Ganye.{{Cite web |title=Weather in Ganye - accurate and detailed weather forecast in Ganye for today, tomorrow and week. Ganye, Adamawa, Nigeria |url=https://meteotrend.com/forecast/ng/ganye/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=meteotrend.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ganye weather forecast for today |url=https://justweather.org/Nigeria/Adamawa/Ganye/Ganye/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=justweather.org |language=en}}
= Cloud =
The average proportion of sky that is covered by clouds in Ganye varies significantly seasonally throughout the year.{{Cite web |title=Ganye Weather Forecast |url=https://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Ganye/forecasts/latest |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.weather-forecast.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ganye, Adamawa, Nigeria Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.com |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/Yola+North+Adamawa+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=4a4724a4a6d3094e720aa772092fe10764b9150e3a1e7c2f3fbca08fb435313c |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}
Beginning about October 23 and lasting for 4.6 months, the clearer time of the year in Ganye ends around March 10.{{Cite web |title=Digital Library Of The Commons |url=https://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/handle/10535/10874 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=dlc.dlib.indiana.edu}}https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341232802_Assessment_of_Climate_Change_Awareness_and_Adaptation_by_Sugarcane_Farmers_in_Ganye_Local_Government_Area_Adamawa_State_Nigeria {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
In Ganye, January is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast 49% of the time.{{Cite web |title=Temperature Ganye - Foreca.hr |url=https://www.foreca.hr/Nigeria/Ganye?map=temp |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.foreca.hr}}
Beginning about March 10 and lasting for 7.4 months, the cloudier period of the year ends around October 23.{{Cite web |last=Asuzu |first=Arinze |date=2021-12-03 |title=climate change : Adamawa farmers bemoans low harvest |url=https://von.gov.ng/climate-change-adamawa-farmers-bemoans-low-harvest/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}}
May is the cloudiest month of the year in Ganye, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time on average.{{Cite book |last1=Cervigni |first1=Raffaello |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jpSSB7n1X4C&dq=Climate+of+Ganye&pg=PA177 |title=Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria |last2=Valentini |first2=Riccardo |last3=Santini |first3=Monia |date=2013-08-05 |publisher=World Bank Publications |isbn=978-0-8213-9924-8 |language=en}}
= Precipitation =
A day that has at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation is considered to be wet. In Ganye, the likelihood of rainy days fluctuates wildly throughout the year.{{Cite web |last=Corp |first=Pelmorex |title=Alerts - Ganye Gari, NG |url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/city/ng/kebbi/ganye-gari/alerts |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=The Weather Network |language=en-ca}}{{Cite web |title=Maps : Temperature - Ganye Fourounga |url=https://mv.freemeteo.com/mobile/weather/ganye-fourounga/maps/temperature/?gid=244004&language=english&country=chad |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=mv.freemeteo.com}}
In the 6.1-month-long wetter season, which runs from April 17 to October 22, there is a more than 45% probability that any given day would be rainy. With an average of 26.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, August has the most rainy days in Ganye.{{Cite web |title=Adamawa State |url=https://adamawastate.yolasite.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=adamawastate.yolasite.com}}{{Cite book |last1=Cervigni |first1=Raffaello |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jpSSB7n1X4C&dq=Climate+of+Ganye&pg=PA177 |title=Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria |last2=Valentini |first2=Riccardo |last3=Santini |first3=Monia |date=2013-08-05 |publisher=World Bank Publications |isbn=978-0-8213-9924-8 |language=en}}
From October 22 to April 17, or 5.9 months, is the dry season. With an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, January is the month with the fewest wet days in Ganye.{{Cite book |last=Okereke |first=Dominic |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFmU3i6d6PsC&dq=Climate+of+Ganye&pg=PA502 |title=Africa's Quiet Revolution Observed from Nigeria |date=July 2012 |publisher=Paragon Publishing |isbn=978-1-908341-87-7 |language=en}}
We categorize rainy days into those that only involve rain, those that only involve snow, and those that combine the two.{{Cite web |title=Weather in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria {{!}} Tomorrow.io |url=https://www.tomorrow.io/weather/NG/AD/Yola/077146/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Tomorrow.io Weather |language=en}} With an average of 26.9 days, August is the month in Ganye with the most rainy days. This classification shows that rain alone is the most frequent type of precipitation throughout the year, with a high likelihood of 89% on September 9.{{Cite web |last=Vizzuality |title=Adamawa, Nigeria Deforestation Rates & Statistics {{!}} GFW |url=https://www.globalforestwatch.org/country/NGA/2/?category=forest-change |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.globalforestwatch.org |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite news |date=2013-03-23 |title=Nigerian town of Ganye hit by deadly attacks |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21914274 |access-date=2023-07-21}}
References
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{{LGAs and communities of Adamawa State}}