# Tarmua LGA, Yobe State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/tarmua/

Local government area · Yobe State 

# Tarmua

Tarmua is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Yobe State. It covers **4,525.4 km²**. Its main town is Babban Gida. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,525km²
- 28mapped services
- 349 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tarmua?

Tarmua lies in [Yobe State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Bursari](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/bursari/), [Damaturu](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/damaturu/), [Fune](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/fune/), [Geidam](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/geidam/) and [Magumeri](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/borno/magumeri/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 10.1% of [Yobe State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/). The centre of Tarmua is about 596 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 53 km from Damaturu, the main town of Yobe State. The centre point is at 12.2205° N, 11.8956° 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: Tarmua

- 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

- Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) · Maiduguri135 km
- Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO) · Gombe240 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:49).

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 Tarmua

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Tarmua. Settlements here lie between about 337 m and 366 m above sea level (median 349 m).

- Agidimi
- Babban Gida
- Barganamari
- Barkami
- Biriri
- Buguma
- Chungul Bulturi
- Chungul Dambaram
- Dabalam
- Dumburum
- Gelermi
- Giyagiri
- Goni Kyariri
- Goni Usmanti
- Gubber
- Gullanmorar
- Kailu
- Korikumawa
- Kuillanu
- Kuka
- Lantewa
- Mandadawa
- Materam
- Meleri
- Mogono
- Muli
- Ngilirma
- Shegau
- Suguboya
- Sutiyari
- Zaramiri Garin Garkai
- Zogodo

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).

## Weather in Tarmua and the best time to visit

In Tarmua, the warmest month is May (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 547 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (189 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February and September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 0 

Feb 26 0 

Mar 30 0 

Apr 33 7 

May 33 27 

Jun 31 63 

Jul 29 139 

Aug 26 189 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 28 20 

Nov 26 0 

Dec 23 0 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tarmua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Barkami Dispensary · Tarmua 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.28419&mlon=11.89126#map=17/12.28419/11.89126) 

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 Tarmua

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

- Hospitals28

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 Yobe State

- Bade
- Bursari
- Damaturu
- Fika
- Fune
- Geidam
- Gujba
- Gulani
- Jakusko
- Karasuwa
- Machina
- Nangere
- Nguru
- Potiskum
- Yunusari
- Yusufari

## Quick answers

- Where is Tarmua?In Yobe State, Nigeria
- What borders Tarmua?Bursari, Damaturu, Fune, Geidam and Magumeri
- What time zone is Tarmua in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Tarmua?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Tarmua?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tarmua?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tarmua?Settlements lie between 337 m and 366 m
- What is the best time to visit Tarmua?November to February and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tarmua?Barkami Dispensary, about 7.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tarmua?28 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tarmua?NG036015 (OCHA common operational dataset)