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Maiduguri
Yerwa | |
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 The Indimi Mosque situated in Maiduguri | |
  Maiduguri Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′14″N 13°09′15″E / 11.83722°N 13.15417°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.5 km2 (40.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2022 projection)[1] | |
| • Total | 791,200 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $6 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | $7,100 |
| Climate | BSh |
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Maiduguri (/maɪˈduːɡʊri/ my-DOO-guurr-ee) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad.[3] Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area.[4]
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- ^ "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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- ^ Olanrewaju, Timothy (13 April 2023). "Borno faces new challenges". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 15 June 2023.