| Official Name: | Nguru | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Yobe State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Modu Kachalla (APC) | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 916 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 270,632 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.8792°N 10.4525°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 630 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.YO.NG |
Nguru (or N'Gourou) is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nguru near the Hadejia River at .
It has an area of 916 km and a population of 270,632 at the local government there is college of education and legal studies.
The postal code of the area is 630.[1]
The town probably dates from around the 15th century. There is a variety of landscape types in the area, including the protected Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nguru Lake, and the "Sand Dunes", a semi-desert area.
Nguru is the terminus of the Western Railway of Nigeria.