Bima Hill is a hill in Gombe State, Nigeria located in the Yamaltu/Deba Local Government area. It has a prominence of 404 m (1325 ft).[1][2] Bima Hill is the fourth most elevated hill in Gombe State out of 23. It is also the first out of two in Yamaltu/Deba. By prominence, Bima Hill is the 80th in Nigeria, the second in Gombe and first in Yamaltu/Deba.[1]

Localities of Bima Hill

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Shinga is a town in Yamaltu/Deba area of Gombe State, Nigeria.[3] It lies at an elevation of 425 m (1394 ft) between the Bima Hills and the left bank of the Gongola River. Shinga is situated 8 km (5 mi) north of Bima Hills. Other nearby villages are:

  • Kalo: 4.4 km (5 mi)
  • Gwani: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
  • Gadam: 9.7 km (6 mi)
  • Nahantsi: 11.1 km (6.9 mi)[4][5][6]

Geography

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Bima Hill[5] is located to the left bank of Gongola River with latitude 10.3997°N, 11.5331°E.[7] with an elevation of about 764 m (2,507 ft). [8]

Landmarks

Biryel Government House: 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast

Dadin Kowa Dam: 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest

Wade Hills: 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast

Deba Fulani: 18 km (11.2 mi) west

The relief is less than 300 m (984 ft) which rises above the surrounding land with the climate type of topical savanna.[9]

The feature of the hill is the hypsographic type which is the study and mapping of Earth's topography above the sea level[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bima Hills". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ^ Poly, Hill (1972). Rural Hausa : A Village and Setting. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521082426.
  3. ^ "Shinga, Nigeria - Facts and information on Shinga - Nigeria.Places-in-the-world.com". nigeria.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  4. ^ "Bima Hills / Bima Hills, Nigeria (general), Nigeria, Africa". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ^ a b "Bima Hills hills, Gombe, Nigeria". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. ^ "Gombe Mountains". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  7. ^ "Bima Hills hills, Gombe, Nigeria". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. ^ "Gombe Mountains". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  9. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  10. ^ "Bima Hills, Nigeria - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.