| Official Name: | Mafa | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Borno State | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 11.9258°N 13.6056°W | ||||||
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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 km
It has a total population of 103,518 at the 2006 census.
Districts & villages under Mafa LGA.
Abbari
Anadua
Gawa
Koshebe
Laje
Limanti
Loskuri
Ma’afa
Mafa
Masu
Mujigine
Tamsu Ngamdua
Anadua
Kajari
Loslari
Mafa-Nguranna
Mafa Abbari
Mbuta
Mijigine
Siguabuya
Umarari
Zannari
The weather throughouthe 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]