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Mafa Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Mafa
Agricultural LGA east of Maiduguri, known for millet, sorghum and cattle. Recovering from insurgency.
Mafa Local Government Area is located in Borno State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Borno Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Mafa LGA is Mafa.
The headquarters of Mafa Local Government Area is Mafa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Mafa is 603601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mafa Local Government Area had a population of 110,000 people.
Mafa Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Mafa Local Government Area is in Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Maiduguri. Borno State has 26 Local Government Areas in total.
Mafa Local Government Area is in the Borno Central senatorial district of Borno State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.