Jere, Nigeria

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Jere, Nigeria
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Jere is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Khaddamari.

Landscape

It has an area of 868 km2.

Population

Jere had a population of 211,204 at the 2006 census. Most of the people in Jere are from the Arabic tribes Baggara.

Postal code

The postal code of the area is 600.[1]

History

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

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.