| Official Name: | Maradun | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Zamfara State | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 2728 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 210,852 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.75°N 23°W | ||||||
| Module: |
| ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 892 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.ZA.MD |
Maradun is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Maradun towards the south of the Area.
It had an area of 2,728 km and a population of 210,852 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 881.[1]
The yearly temperature in Maradun is 31.88oC, with 86.41 rainy days 23.67% of the time due to the high precipitation levels.[2] [3]
Climate change is causing a warmer, colder climate in Maradun, as evidenced by the positive trend of temperature increase.