Jere is a local government area of Borno State,

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. It has its headquarters in the town of Khaddamari. London ciki is a community in Jere under maimusari ward.

Landscape

It has an area of 868 km.

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 A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...

of the area is 600.

History

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the

Borno Emirate The Borno Emirate or Borno Sultanate is a traditional Nigerian state formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. The rulers have the title Shehu of Borno (var. Shehu ...

, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.

References

Local Government Areas in Borno State {{bornoNG-geo-stub