Madagali ⓘ or Madagli is a town and local government area in Adamawa State, Nigeria, adjacent to the border with Cameroon.
Madagali | |
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LGA and town | |
 The Sukur UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Madagali | |
 Interactive map of Madagali | |
  Madagali | |
| Coordinates: 10°53′10″N 13°37′47″E / 10.88611°N 13.62972°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Adamawa State |
| Area | |
• Total | 957.4 km2 (369.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 208,400 |
| • Density | 217.7/km2 (563.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
History
editThe name comes from a spear ('gali') of a Marghi named Madu.[2]: 6
The Local Government Area was created in 1991 when Taraba State was created out of Gongola state. It borders Michika to the south, Askira uba to the west, Gwoza local government area to the north and the Republic of Cameroon to the east.
Demography
editLanguages
editIn a 2023 demographic survey of Internally displaced persons (IDPs), the most commonly reported languages (spoken at homes and places of primary residence) present in the local government area were; Fulfulde, specifically Eastern or Adamawa Fulfulde – 43.1%, Hausa – 43.0 and Marghi – 13.9%.[3] This data was not obtained from a nationally co-ordinated population headcount. The last time Nigeria included ethnic and linguistic data in its enumeration parameters was in the national census of 1963.[4]
Ethnic groups
editVillages
editThe major villages in Madagali are Gulak, Shuwa and madagali. Madagali is richly blessed with fertile land which makes the people to heavily engage in Agricultural activities.
Boko Haram Insurgency
editIn September 2012, a Boko Haram commander was killed in Madgali by Nigerian government forces, and 156 arrests were made as a part of "Operation Restore sanity."[5]
The town was seized by Boko Haram in August 2014. In September 2014, residents of Madagali, Gulak, and Michika fled to mountainous areas and Mubi town, in the wake of a failed attempt by government troops to re-take the town from the insurgents.[6]
Climate
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Madagali (Local Government Area, Nigeria) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Yaji, Hamman (1995). Vaughan, James H.; Kirk-Greene, Anthony H. M. (eds.). The diary of Hamman Yaji : chronicle of a West African Muslim ruler. Internet Archive. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-36206-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ "Language use data platform". CLEAR Global. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "History of Population Census in Nigeria". National Population Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Onah, Matthew (2012-09-24). "Nigeria: Boko Haram Kingpin Shot Dead in Adamawa". This Day - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Militants Seize Major Towns". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Madagali Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) – Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ "Madagali, Adamawa, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ "Madagali, Nigeria Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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