The capital and largest city of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, founded in 1907 as a British colonial military outpost along the seasonal Ngadda River, which disappears into the Firki swamps near Lake Chad. Its metropolitan area was estimated at approximately two million people as of 2022.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Wikipedia, Maiduguri
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population, Total row
Total (2022 projection) 791,200
Infobox, Area, Total row
Total 105.5 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation row
320 m (1,050 ft)
Infobox coordinates
11.83722°N 13.15417°E
Intro paragraph
Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period.
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