Maradun 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 ...

Zamfara State Zamfara (; ; Adlam script, Adlam: ) is a States of Nigeria, state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current List of Governors of Zamfara State, governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Soko ...

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. Its headquarters is in the town of Maradun towards the south of the Area. It had an area of 2,728 km and a population of 210,852 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 881.

Climate

The yearly average high

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in Maradun is 31,88 °C, with 86,4 rainy days (23,67% of the year) due to the high

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levels. Climate change is causing a warmer climate in Maradun, as evidenced by the positive trend of temperature increase.

Average temperatures

There is an average daily high temperature of over 37,2 °C during the 1.9-month long hot season, which runs from March 13 to May 10. At 38,8 °C on average for highs and 25,5 °C for lows, April is the hottest month of the year in Maradun. Summer temperatures typically reach highs of 32,2 °C or lower during the 2.4-month cool season, which runs from July 2 to September 15. At an average low of 16,6 °C and high of 31,1 °C, January is the coldest month of the year in Maradun.

References

Local Government Areas in Zamfara State {{Zamfara-geo-stub The Maradun local government has 10 wards namely: 1. Damaga/Gamagiwa 2. Dosara/Birnin kaya 3. Faru 4. Gidan Goga 5. Gora 6. Jambako 7. Kaya 8. Maradun North 9. Maradun south 10. Tsibiri