# Guyuk LGA, Adamawa State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Local government area · Adamawa State 

# Guyuk

Guyuk is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Adamawa State. It covers **688.4 km²**. Its main town is Guyuk. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 688km²
- 25mapped services
- 198 mtypical elevation

## Where is Guyuk?

Guyuk lies in [Adamawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/adamawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 4 other local government areas: [Balanga](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/gombe/balanga/), [Lamurde](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/adamawa/lamurde/), [Shani](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/borno/shani/) and [Shelleng](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/adamawa/shelleng/). By area it is the 395th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.8% of [Adamawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/adamawa/). The centre of Guyuk is about 493 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 94 km from Yola, the main town of Adamawa State. The centre point is at 9.8491° N, 11.9195° E.

Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga).

## Know before you go: Guyuk

- Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos
- CurrencyNaira (NGN)
- Country calling code+234
- LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Yola Airport (YOL) · Yola86 km
- Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO) · Gombe122 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:53).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Guyuk

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Guyuk. Settlements here lie between about 161 m and 537 m above sea level (median 198 m).

- Anguwan Bura
- Ardo Kowa
- Banjiram
- Bobbini
- Bodeno
- Bodenu
- Dumna
- Goratoro
- Guyuk
- Ibrahim Durore
- Jauro Adamu Dan Iya
- Jauro Ali Wandzam
- Jauro Usman
- Jessu
- Kunkun
- Kwadedah
- Lakumna
- Lakumna Fari
- Mada
- Magesu
- Purokayo
- Wuro Kareji

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Guyuk

Named natural and historic features inside Guyuk, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Banjiram
- Goratoro
- Lakumna
- Mayo Gagira
- River Kwadeda

### Hills and mountains

1 peak; 1 hill.

- Dumna Hill · 546 m
- Dunga Hill · 534 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Guyuk and the best time to visit

In Guyuk, the warmest month is Mar (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,041 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (273 mm) and the driest Dec (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to January**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 1 

Feb 29 1 

Mar 31 4 

Apr 31 49 

May 29 107 

Jun 27 142 

Jul 26 202 

Aug 25 273 

Sep 25 192 

Oct 26 62 

Nov 25 8 

Dec 25 0 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guyuk

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dirmina Primary Health Care · Guyuk 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.85006&mlon=11.91728#map=17/9.85006/11.91728) 

College American university of nigeria · Shani 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.06670&mlon=12.05000#map=17/10.06670/12.05000) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Guyuk

Places mapped inside Guyuk in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals25

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other local government areas in Adamawa State

- Demsa
- Fufore
- Ganye
- Girei
- Gombi
- Hong
- Jada
- Lamurde
- Madagali
- Maiha
- Mayo-Belwa
- Michika
- Mubi North
- Mubi South
- Numan
- Shelleng
- Song
- Toungo
- Yola North
- Yola South

## Quick answers

- Where is Guyuk?In Adamawa State, Nigeria
- What borders Guyuk?Balanga, Lamurde, Shani and Shelleng
- What time zone is Guyuk in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Guyuk?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Guyuk?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guyuk?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guyuk?Settlements lie between 161 m and 537 m
- What is the highest point in Guyuk?Dumna Hill (546 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guyuk?October to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guyuk?Dirmina Primary Health Care, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Guyuk?25 mapped
- What is the P-code of Guyuk?NG002006 (OCHA common operational dataset)