| Official Name: | Magama | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Niger State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Idris Aliyu Babangida | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 4107 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 181,653 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 10.4667°N 8°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 923 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.NI.MM |
Magama is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nasko in the west of the area.
It has an area of 4,107 km and a population of 181,653 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 923.[1]
The weather in Magama is savanna tropical. With both a wet and dry season, it is warm every month. There is roughly 507 mm of rain every year in Magama, and the average annual temperature is 35 degrees. Averaging 55% humidity and a UV-index of 7, it is dry for 186 days out of every year.[2] [3] [4]