Talata Mafara

Talata Mafara
LGA and town
Talata Mafara Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°21′N 6°04′E / 12.350°N 6.067°ECoordinates: 12°21′N 6°04′E / 12.350°N 6.067°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Zamfara State
Area
• Total	1,430 km^2 (550 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	215,178
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	892
ISO 3166 code	NG.ZA.TM

Talata Mafara is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Talata Mafara, about 15 km from the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River12°34′00″N 6°04′00″E / 12.56667°N 6.06667°E. The town lies on the southern edge of the major irrigation project fed by the dam.^[1] The town is the birthplace of Yahaya Abdulkarim, governor of Sokoto State from January 1992 to November 1993.^[2]

It has an area of 1,430 km² and a population of 215,178 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 892.^[3]

References

1. Akané Hartenbach and Jürgen Schuol (October 2005). "Bakolori Dam and Bakolori Irrigation Project – Sokoto River, Nigeria" (PDF). Eawag aquatic research institute. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
2. Golu Timothy (18 June 2009). "I Am Not A Yoruba Man – Former Sokoto Gov". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.