Nganzai

Nganzai Gajiram
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Borno State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Nganzai is a Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. Nganzai LGA has an administrative headquarters in Gajiram town with the area council consisting communities and villages of Nganzai, Badu, Alarge, Damaram, Gadai, Kuda, Kurnawa, Maiwa, Miye, Sugundure, Gajiram and Sabsabuwa.

It's an Islamic region consisting of up to 90% Kanuri's and 10% others. It has a population of over 100,000 people who were displace by terrorist group of Boko Haram and later resettled by his Babagana Umara Zulum.

The region is rich in agriculture and other mineral resources.^{[ citation needed ]}

Postal code

The postal code of the area is 612. ^[1]

History

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

Jihadist groups carried out massacres in July 2019 and June 2020.

Climate and geography

The average temperature of Nganzai LGA, which spans 2,467 square kilometers, is 34 degrees Celsius. The LGA experiences two different seasons, with an estimated 1100 mm of precipitation falling on the region annually. ^[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. "Nganzai Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-09.