Potiskum

Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria
AdministrativeArea local_government_area_of_nigeria Q3309364
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Potiskum

Summary

Potiskum is a local government area of Nigeria[1]. Potiskum ranks in the top 4% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Potiskum is located in Yobe State[3].
  • Potiskum is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Potiskum is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Potiskum's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].
  • Potiskum's shares border with is recorded as Bauchi State[7].
  • Potiskum's postal code is recorded as 622101[8].
  • Potiskum is part of North East[9].
  • Potiskum's Commons category is recorded as Potiskum[10].
  • Potiskum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.7092, 'lon': 11.0694}[11].
  • Potiskum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.71391, 'lon': 11.08108}[12].
  • Potiskum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.710555555556, 'lon': 11.157222222222}[13].
  • Potiskum has a population of {'amount': '+483000'}[14].

Body

Geography

Potiskum is in the country of Nigeria[4]. Potiskum is located in Yobe State[3]. Potiskum is on the continent of Africa[5]. Potiskum is part of North East[9].

Physical Characteristics

Potiskum has a population of {'amount': '+483000'}[14].

Designation and Status

Potiskum's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].

Why It Matters

Potiskum ranks in the top 4% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[2] Potiskum has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Potiskum is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bol', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'ff', 'fr', 'ha', 'hr',
    Located in time zone → —
    Sitelink count → 23
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57069|batch #57069]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 21w ago · Lodewicus de Honsvels · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Yobe State
    Country → —
    Population → {'amount': '+483000'}
    Image → Cattle in Potiskum cattle market.jpg, A bright sunny day at Potiskum Northeast Nigeria.jpg
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Cattle in Potiskum cattle market.jpg"
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