GEOGRAPHY OF MINNA
Minna City is both the administrative headquarters of Niger State and Chanchaga Local Government Area.The City with an estimated population of 2,000,000 people, and a land area of about 6,784 square Kilometres has an Emirate Council, with the Emir of Minna (Dr.) Umar Farouk Bahago, CON as its Chairman.
Minna lies at Latitude 9°37'North and longitude 6°33'East on a geological base of undifferential basement complex of mainly gneiss and magmstore. To the North East of the town, a more or less continuous steep outcrop of granite occurs limiting any urban development in that direction.
The town has a mean of annual precipitation of 1300mm taken from an exceptional long record of 50 years. The highest mean monthly rainfalls is in September with almost 300m.The raining season starts on average between 11th and 25th April, and lasts between 190 and200 days. Temperatuare rarely falls below 24°C. The peaks are 40°C(Febuary-March) and 35°C(November-December).
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