Mobbar is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Borno State
Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of
Damasak.
It has an area of 2,790 km and a population of 116,654 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
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of the area is 602.
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the
Borno Emirate
The Borno Emirate or Sultanate, sometimes known as the Bornu Emirate, is a traditional Nigerian state that was formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by the descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. The r ...
, a
traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.
Business
Mobbar shares boundaries with the republic of Niger, as a result most agricultural commodities such as fish, pepper and tomato are exported through her border.
Tourism: The san-san dunes is situated in the outskirts of the local government which will be an amazing site of tourism if further developed.
Politics
Mobbar is a birthplace to prominent leaders and politicians among the notable ones are; former Governor of Borno State late Alh.
Mohammed Goni, former military Administrator Late. Brig.Gen. Abba Kyari rtd, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, former senator representing Borno North senatorial district the current Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Federal Republic of Nigeria, Amb. Mohammed M Aji (M-gas) Borno State Ambassador to Niger Republic, former two term care-taker Chairman, Retired Counci Secretary, and Current Executive Chairman. It is also a home to political gladiators such as Alh. Aliyu Kyari, Alh. Gambo Lawan, Umar Kareto, Mohammed M Aji (M Gas Mobbar) and many more who have tirelessly worked to transform Mobbar, Borno and Nigeria at large.
Climate /Geography
The Mobbar Local Government Area (LGA) has a total area of 2790 square kilometers, an average
temperature
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of 33 degrees Celsius, two distinct seasons—the dry and the rainy—and an estimated average
wind speed
In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer.
Wind spe ...
of 11 km/h.
References
Local Government Areas in Borno State
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