Magumeri is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Borno State Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters are in the town of Magumeri. It has an area of 4,856 km and a population of 140,231 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 602. It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the

Borno Emirate The Borno Emirate or Sultanate, sometimes known as the Bornu Emirate, is a traditional Nigerian state that was formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by the descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. The r ...

, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.

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

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of 11 km/h and an estimated 800 mm of

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annually.

Notable people

Kyari Magumeri Kyari Magumeri MM BEM, also known as Chari Maigumeri, was a Nigerian soldier who fought in both World Wars. During the Great War, Magumeri served in the German Army. He received an Iron Cross medal but was later captured in Garua. After his rel ...

(1897–1972), was a Nigerian Army officer who fought in both World Wars *

Laminu Njitiya Laminu Njitiya (died 1871) was a 19th-century Shuwa Arab aristocrat who served as an influential adviser to Umar bin Muhammad al-Kanemi, the Shehu of Bornu. He was often described as the most powerful figure in Bornu during the second reign of ...

(died 1871), 19th-century fief-holder of Magumeri

References

Local Government Areas in Borno State Populated places in Borno State {{BornoNG-geo-stub