Mafaⓘ is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Mafa.
Mafa | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
 Interactive map of Mafa | |
  Mafa | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′33″N 13°36′20″E / 11.92583°N 13.60556°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,869 km2 (1,108 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,518 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 611 |
Landscape
editIt has a total landscape area of 2,869 km2
Population
editIt has a total population of 3,518 at the 2006 census.
Climate
editPostal 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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