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Mafa is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Mafa.

For other uses, see Mafa (disambiguation).
Mafa
LGA and town
Mafa
Coordinates: 11°55′33″N 13°36′20″E
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Landscape


It has a total landscape area of 2,869 km2


Population


It has a total population of 103,518 at the 2006 census.


Postal Code


The postal code of the area is 611.[1]


History


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


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.[3]


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. "Nigeria claims Gamboru, four towns recaptured from Boko Haram". AFP - Yahoo News. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-03.


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