Mafa | |
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LGA and town | |
  Mafa | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′33″N13°36′20″E / 11.92583°N 13.60556°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Mafa is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Mafa.
It has a total landscape area of 2,869 km2
It has a total population of 103,518 at the 2006 census.
The weather throughout the year fluctuates greatly, with the dry season being oppressively hot and humid and the wet season being hot and partially cloudy. [1] [2]
The postal code of the area is 611. [3]
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria. [4]
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. [5]
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