Talata Mafara | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
  Talata Mafara Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°21′N 6°04′E / 12.350°N 6.067°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Zamfara State |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 215,178 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 892 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.ZA.TM |
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Talata Mafara is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Talata Mafara, about 15 km from the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River12°34′00″N 6°04′00″E / 12.56667°N 6.06667°E. The town lies on the southern edge of the major irrigation project fed by the dam.[1] The town is the birthplace of Yahaya Abdulkarim, governor of Sokoto State from January 1992 to November 1993.[2]
It has an area of 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi) and a population of 215,178 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 892.[3]
- ^ Akané Hartenbach and Jürgen Schuol (October 2005). "Bakolori Dam and Bakolori Irrigation Project – Sokoto River, Nigeria" (PDF). Eawag aquatic research institute. Retrieved 2010-01-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Golu Timothy (18 June 2009). "I Am Not A Yoruba Man – Former Sokoto Gov". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.