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'''Gongola State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 3 February 1976 from Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of [[North-Eastern State]], together with the Wukari Division of the then Benue-Plateau State; it existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states - [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] and [[Taraba State|Taraba]]. The city of [[Yola, Nigeria|Yola]] was the capital of Gongola State.▼
{{short description|Former state of Nigeria}}
{{One source|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2024}}
[[File:Gongola State Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Location map of the Gongola State.]]
▲'''Gongola State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of
| title = Gongola State of Nigeria Executive Council
| work = Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr
| date = 2 May 2014
| access-date = 2014-05-11
| url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/pohick2/14176573783/in/set-72157644200924229
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title = Gongola State in Figures
| author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning.
| publisher = Economic Planning Division
| year = 1976
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title =Gongola State in Figures
| author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Economic Planning Division
| year = 1987}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1976]]
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[[Category:Library of Congress Africa Collection related]]
[[Category:States of Nigeria]]
{{AdamawaNG-geo-stub}}
▲[[sv:Gongola]]
[[Category:Adamawa State]]
[[Category:Taraba State]]
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