Mafa is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Mafa.
Mafa | |
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LGA and town | |
  Mafa | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′33″N 13°36′20″E / 11.92583°N 13.60556°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (WAT) |
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Landscape
editIt has a total landscape area of 2,869 km2
Population
editIt has a total population of 103,518 at the 2006 census.
District and Villages
editDistricts & villages under Mafa LGA.
Abbari
Anadua
Gawa
Koshebe
Laje
Limanti
Loskuri
Ma’afa
Mafa
Masu
Mujigine
Tamsu Ngamdua
Anadua
Kajari
Loslari
Mafa-Nguranna
Mafa Abbari
Mbuta
Mijigine
Siguabuya
Umarari
Zannari
Climate
editThe weather throughouthe year fluctuates greatly, with the dry season being oppressively hot and humid and the wet season being hot and partially cloudy.[1][2]
Postal code
editThe postal code of the area is 611.[3]
History
editIt is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[4]
Insurgency cases
editOn 2 February 2015, the Nigerian Army said it had recaptured Mafa from Boko Haram, along with the nearby towns of Gamboru, Abadam, Mallam Fatori, and Marte, following joint military operations by Nigerian and Cameroonian forces, civilian forces, and three days of Chadian airstrikes.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Mafa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Mafa, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
- ^ "Nigeria claims Gamboru, four towns recaptured from Boko Haram". AFP - Yahoo News. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
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