Mafa
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Mafa is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Mafa.
Landscape
It has a total landscape area of 2,869 km{{sup|2}}
Population
It has a total population of 270067
3,518 at the 2006 census.
District and Villages
Districts & 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
The weather throughouthe year fluctuates greatly, with the dry season being oppressively hot and humid and the wet season being hot and partially cloudy.{{Cite web |title=Mafa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/74228/Average-Weather-in-Mafa-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Atlas |first=Weather |title=Yearly & Monthly weather - Mafa, Nigeria |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/nigeria/mafa-climate |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Weather Atlas |language=en}}
Postal code
The postal code of the area is 611.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | work = | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}
History
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.{{Cite book
| edition = Millennium
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Information
| isbn = 9780104089
| volume = 2, State Surveys
| last = Nigeria
| title = Nigeria: a people united, a future assured
| location = Abuja, Nigeria
| date = 2000
| page = 106
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Insurgency cases
On 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.{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria claims Gamboru, four towns recaptured from Boko Haram
| work = AFP - Yahoo News
| accessdate = 2015-02-03
| date = 2015-02-02
| url = https://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-claims-gamboru-four-towns-recaptured-boko-haram-182136983.html
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References
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{{LGAs of Borno State}}
Category:Local Government Areas in Borno State
Category:Populated places in Borno State
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