Yelwa is a town in Kebbi State, Nigeria on the Niger River and the A1 highway. The town is often referred to as "Yelwa, Yauri", after the Emirate and Local Government Administration it is in, and is not the Yelwa where the Yelwa Massacre took place in 2004 in Plateau State. Yelwa is the capital and largest city of the Yauri Emirate. Yelwa has a population of 8,000 , a majority of whom are Hausa Muslims.
Yelwa is the market center and trade hub of the Yauri Emirate. which has had detrimental effects on agriculture in the area.
In 2004, over 700 people died in a series of inter-religious conflicts.
On 16 February 2018, a Martian crater was named after Yelwa.
Climate
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External links
- Weather in Yelwa