Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Zamfara State

Maru

Maru is a Local Government Area in , . Its headquarters are in the town of Maru at 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.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 293,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Maru Local Government Area” and “Maru, Nigeria”

Maru

Latitude
11.5381° or 11° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.2789° or 6° 16′ 44″ east
Population
293,000
Elevation
439 metres (1,440 feet)
Open location code
7F38G7QH+6H
Geo­Names ID
8633505
Wiki­data ID
Q6777871
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Maru” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Maru (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Maru”
  • Chinese: “Maru”
  • French: “Maru”
  • Hausa: “Maru (Nijeriya)”
  • Hausa: “Maru”
  • Igbo: “Maru”
  • Italian: “Maru”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Maru”
  • Spanish: “Maru”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Maru”

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