Magumeri
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Magumeri | |
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LGA and town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
MagumeriAudio file "Magumeri.ogg" not found 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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
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