Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Jigawa State

Maigatari

Maigatari is a border town located in along the Niger-Nigeria border. The town is known for its large market founded in 1870 and trading in horses, camels, cattle and other livestock between Niger, Mali, Chad and Cameroon.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 177,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Maigatari Local Government Area”

Maigatari

Latitude
12.7254° or 12° 43′ 31″ north
Longitude
9.5859° or 9° 35′ 9″ east
Population
177,000
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
Open location code
7F4FPHGP+49
Geo­Names ID
8634245
Wiki­data ID
Q7682218
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Maigatari” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Maigatari”
  • Chinese: “Maigatari”
  • French: “Maigatari”
  • Hausa: “Maigatari”
  • Italian: “Maigatari”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Maigatari”
  • Spanish: “Maigatari”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Maigatari”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maigatari”. Photo: M Bash Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.