Magumeri
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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 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 140,231 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 602.{{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}}
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
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Magumeri Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/198/magumeri |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
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
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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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