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Balanga

local government area in Nigeria
AdministrativeArea local_government_area_of_nigeria Q4374738
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Balanga

Summary

Balanga is a local government area of Nigeria[1]. Balanga ranks in the top 6% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balanga is located in Gombe State[3].
  • Balanga is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Balanga's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[5].
  • Balanga's postal code is recorded as 761[6].
  • Balanga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.96667, 'lon': 11.6833}[7].
  • Balanga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.8096, 'lon': 11.78623}[8].
  • Balanga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.8329, 'lon': 11.6613}[9].
  • Balanga has a population of {'amount': '+212549'}[10].
  • Balanga has a population of {'amount': '+129099'}[11].
  • Balanga's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'balanga'}[12].
  • Balanga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1626'}[13].

Body

Geography

Balanga is in the country of Nigeria[4]. Balanga is located in Gombe State[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balanga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1626'}[13]. Population counts include {'amount': '+212549'}[10] and {'amount': '+129099'}[11].

Designation and Status

Balanga's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[5].

Why It Matters

Balanga ranks in the top 6% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2] Balanga has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nigerianstat.gov.ng. nigerianstat.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'en', 'es', 'ff', 'fr', 'ha', 'ig', 'ilo', 'it', 'kai', 'pt', 'yo', 'zh_
    Instance of → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1626'}
    Sitelink count → 14
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57069|batch #57069]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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