Maru, Nigeria
LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria
11°36′N 6°17′E / 11.600°N 6.283°E / 11.600; 6.283![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png)
(2006 census)
890
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Maru is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Maru at 12°20′00″N 6°24′00″E / 12.33333°N 6.40000°E / 12.33333; 6.40000 in the far north of the Area.
It has an area of 6,654 km2 and a population of 291,900 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 890.[1]
Climate
The dry season is mostly cloudy during the year, while the wet season is oppressive and mostly cloudy.[2]
Maru's temperature is rising due to climate change; the graph shows warmer and colder years.[3]
Gallery
- A boy in Maru Local Government Area
- Gathering firewood in Kanoma Ward
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State capital: Gusau
- Anka
- Bakura
- Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw
- Bukkuyum
- Bungudu
- Chafe
- Gummi
- Gusau
- Kaura Namoda
- Maradun
- Maru
- Shinkafi
- Talata Mafara
- Zurmi
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