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Line 1: {{Short description\|LGA in Borno State, Nigeria}} {{Use Nigerian English\|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement \| official_name = =Bama, Nigeria \| other_name = = \| native_name = \| nickname = \| settlement_type = [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria\|LGA]] and town \| motto = = \| image_skyline = Foodstock and people =at the market in Bama Borno State Nigeria.jpg \| imagesize = \| image_caption = \| image_flag = \| flag_size = = \| image_seal = \| seal_size = = \| image_map = = \| mapsize = \| map_caption = = \| pushpin_map = = \| pushpin_label_position = \| pushpin_mapsize = \| pushpin_map_caption = = \| subdivision_type = Country \| subdivision_name = ={{flag\|Nigeria}} \| subdivision_type1 = [[States of Nigeria\|State]] \| subdivision_name1 = =[[Borno State]] \| subdivision_type2 = = \| subdivision_name2 = = \| subdivision_type3 = \| subdivision_name3 = \| government_footnotes = \| government_type = = \| leader_title = = \| leader_name = = \| established_title = \| established_date = \| area_magnitude = \| unit_pref = =Imperial \| area_footnotes = = \| area_total_km2 = = \| area_land_km2 = = \| population_as_of = =2006 \| population_footnotes = = \| population_note = = \| population_total = = \| population_density_km2 = = \| timezone = =[[West Africa Time\|WAT]] \| utc_offset = +1 \| timezone_DST = = \| utc_offset_DST = \| coordinates = \| module = {{Infobox mapframe\|wikidata=yes\|zoom=8\|marker=village\|coord={{WikidataCoord\|display=i}}}} \| elevation_footnotes = ~~\|elevation_m =~~ \|~~elevation_ft~~ elevation_m = \|~~postal_code_type~~ elevation_ft = = \| postal_code_type = ~~\|postal_code =~~ \|~~area_code~~ postal_code = = \|~~blank_name~~ area_code = = \|~~blank_info~~ blank_name = = \|~~website~~ blank_info = \|~~footnotes~~ website = \| footnotes = }} '''Bama''' is a town and a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria\|~~Local~~local ~~Government~~government ~~Area~~area]] in the central part of [[Borno State]], [[Nigeria]]~~. Its headquarters are in the town of Bama~~. ==Climate== ~~It has an area of 4,997 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 269,986 at the 2006 census.~~ Bama has a Subtropical steppe climate (classification: BSh). The district's yearly temperature is 31.88 °C (89.38 °F) and it is 2.42% higher than Nigeria's averages. Bama typically receives about 36.06 millimeters (1.42 inches) of precipitation and has 61.03 rainy days (16.72% of the time) annually.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bama, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data \|url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/borno/bama \|access-date=2023-08-29 \|website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref> == Postal code == The [[postal code]] of the area is 610.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Post Offices- with map of LGA ~~\| work =~~ \| publisher = NIPOST \| url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx \| accessdate = 2009-10-20 \| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx\| archivedate= 7 October 2009 ~~<!--DASHBot-->~~\| ~~deadurl~~url-status= ~~yes~~dead}}</ref> == History == It is located "about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from [[Maiduguri]], the capital of Borno state".<ref>{{Cite web \| title = Africa - Suspected Islamist rebels raid northeast Nigerian town Line 72 ⟶ 79: \| date = 2014-02-19 \| url = http://www.france24.com/en/20140219-boko-haram-islamists-bama-nigeria-raid/ \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140630185741/http://www.france24.com/en/20140219-boko-haram-islamists-bama-nigeria-raid/ \| archive-date = 2014-06-30 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> Line 86 ⟶ 96: }}</ref> == ~~History~~Insurgency cases == The town was attacked by [[Boko Haram]] in May 2013 and February 2014.<ref>{{Cite web \| last = Ross Line 94 ⟶ 104: \| accessdate = 2014-06-28 \| date = 2013-05-07 \| url = ~~http~~https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22444417 }}</ref><ref name = "ross2">{{Cite web \| last = Ross Line 102 ⟶ 112: \| accessdate = 2014-06-28 \| date = 2014-02-19 \| url = ~~http~~https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26254480 }}</ref> {{As of\|2014\|June\|22}}: ~~{{As of\|2014\|June\|22}},~~ <blockquote> The two border towns of Bama and [[Gwoza]] have been cut off since the declaration of a state of emergency with soldiers blocking the roads linking the town to the state capital, [[Maiduguri]] ... Line 115 ⟶ 124: }}</ref> </blockquote> On September 2, 2014, Boko Haram seized control of Bama, according to the town's residents.<ref>[~~http~~https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29021037 Nigeria's Boko Haram 'seize' Bama town in Borno]</ref> In December 2014, it was reported that "people too elderly to flee Gwoza Local Government Area were being rounded up and taken to two schools where the militants opened fire on them." Over 50 elderly people were killed.<ref>{{Cite news Line 131 ⟶ 140: }}</ref> On 16 March 2015, the Nigerian army said that it had recaptured the city.<ref>{{cite news \| title=Nigeria military says Bama city recaptured from Boko Haram \| author=Julia Payne \| date=2015-03-16 \| publisher=Reuters \| url=https://www.reuters.com/article~~/2015/03/16~~/us-nigeria-violence-idUSKBN0MC24I20150316}}</ref> On 22 June 2016, the <abbr title="Non-governmental organization">NGO</abbr> [[Médecins Sans Frontières\|Medicins Sans Frontiers]] (MSF) reported a "catastrophic humanitarian emergency" in a camp for refugees fleeing [[Boko Haram]] near the town of Bama.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.msf.org/en/article/20160622-nigeria-least-24000-displaced-people-dire-health-situation-bama\|title=Nigeria: At least 24,000 displaced people in dire health situation in Bama\|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36603419\|title=Nigeria Boko Haram: Scores of refugees starved to death - MSF\|website=BBC News\|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref> They stated that more than 1,200 people have died of starvation and illness at the camp.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/refugees-die-starvation-illness-nigeria-camp-bama-boko-haram\|title=More than 1,200 die of starvation and illness at Nigeria refugee camp\|last=Lagos\|first=Reuters in\|date=2016-06-23\|website=the Guardian\|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref> They also reported that between 23 May 2016 and 22 June 2016, at least 188 people have died at the camp (almost six per day), mainly from malnutrition and diarrhoea.<ref name=":0" /> ==References== Line 139 ⟶ 148: {{LGAs of Borno State}} {{Authority control}} {{~~coord~~Coord\|11\|31\|08\|N\|13\|41\|03\|E\|type:city_source:kolossus-plwiki\|display=title}} [[Category:Local Government Areas in Borno State]]