Jere, Nigeria

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Jere, Nigeria
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CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Borno State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Jere, Nigeria

Jere is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Khaddamari. London ciki is a community in Jere under Maimusari ward.

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Landscape

It has an area of 868 km2.

Population

Jere had a population of 211,204 at the 2006 census. Most of the people in Jere are from the Arabic tribes Baggara and kanuri.

Postal code

The postal code of the area is 600. [1]

History

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

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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.


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