Jere, Nigeria

Jere, Nigeria
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Borno State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Jere is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Khaddamari. London ciki is a community in Jere under maimusari ward.

Climate /Geography

Jere LGA has an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a total area of 868 square kilometers. The local government region's average humidity is reported to be 29%, and the area receives 850 mm of precipitation annually.^[1][2]

Population

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

Postal code

The postal code of the area is 600.^[3]

History

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.^[4]

References

1. "Jere Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
2. "Jere, Nigeria Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
4. 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.