Magumeri

Magumeri
LGA and town
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Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Magumeri is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Magumeri.

It has an area of 4,856 km2 and a population of 140,231 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 602.[1]

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]

Climate/ Geography

Magumeri LGA has an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a total area of 4,856 square kilometers. Within the LGA, there is an average wind speed of 11 km/h and an estimated 800 mm of precipitation annually.[3]

Notable people

  • Kyari Magumeri (1897–1972), was a Nigerian Army officer who fought in both World Wars
  • Laminu Njitiya (died 1871), 19th-century fief-holder of Magumeri

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Magumeri Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-09.


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