Bama, Nigeria
local government and city in Borno, Nigeria
Bama is a town and a local government area (LGA) in the central part of Borno State, Nigeria.
Demography
Languages
Bama is dominated by Kanuri speaking people. In a 2023 demographic survey of Internally displaced persons (IDPs), the most commonly reported language (spoken at homes and places of primary residence) present in the local government area was Kanuri, spoken by 77.6% of people. Other languages present included; Hausa – 7.3%, Kokata – 5.2%, Mafa – 3.7%, Shuwa Arabic – 3.1% and Wandala (Mandara) – 3.1%.
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.
Climate
Bama has a Subtropical steppe climate (classification: BSh). The district's yearly average temperature is 31.88 °C (89.38 °F), which is 2.42% higher than Nigeria's averages. Bama typically receives about 36.06 millimetres (1.42 inches) of precipitation and has 61.03 rainy days (16.72% of the time) annually.
Postal code
The postal code of the area is 610.
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