Gamawa
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Gamawa is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, bordering Yobe State in the east. Its headquarters are in the town of Gamawa.
It has an area of 2,925 km² and a population of 286,388 at the 2006 census.
The predominant ethnic group in the area are the Hausa, Template:Fulani People Fulfulde with the Kare living in the east.