Magumeri

Magumeri is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Magumeri.

Magumeri
LGA and town
Country	Nigeria
State	Borno State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 4,856 km² and a population of 140,231 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 602.^[1]

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

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 wind speed of 11 km/h and an estimated 800 mm of precipitation annually.^[3]

Notable people

• Kyari Magumeri (1897–1972), was a Nigerian Army officer who fought in both World Wars
• Laminu Njitiya (died 1871), 19th-century fief-holder of Magumeri