Bama Towns And Villages

Bama is a Local Government Area in eastern Borno State, Nigeria, roughly 60 kilometres southeast of Maiduguri along the road to Cameroon. Its headquarters is Bama town. The LGA covers about 4,997 square kilometres and belongs to the Dikwa Emirate.

The 2006 census counted 270,119 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 395,800, though years of conflict-driven displacement since 2014 make current on-the-ground population figures uncertain in parts of the LGA. Kanuri is the dominant language, spoken by more than three quarters of residents; Hausa, Kokata, Mafa, Shuwa Arabic and Wandala are also present. The postal code is 610.

Bama has 14 wards, several combining multiple settlements under one ward name: Andara/Ajiri/Wulba, Buduwa/Bula Chirabe, Dipchari/Jere/Dar-Jamal/Kotembe, Gulumba/Jukkuri/Batra, Kasugula, Kumshe/Nduguno, Lawanti/Malam/Mastari/Abbaram, Marka/Malge/Amchaka, Mbuliya/Goniri/Siraja, Sabsabwa/Soye/Bulongu, Shehuri/Hausari/Mairi, Wulbari/Ndine/Chachile, Yabiri Kura/Yabiri Gana/Chongolo, and Zangeri/Kash Kash.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 NGA Settlement Names gazetteer, and the GeoNames and OpenStreetMap databases.

  1. Abbaram
  2. Abuja
  3. Adawa
  4. Ajawa
  5. Ajiri
  6. Ali Karumiri
  7. Amchaka
  8. Arawane
  9. Arra
  10. Awaram
  11. Badimari
  12. Bama
  13. Banari
  14. Banki
  15. Banki Kura
  16. Bararam Gana
  17. Bararam Kura
  18. Barderi
  19. Barjino
  20. Barkari
  21. Barwoshe
  22. Bashiri
  23. Batra
  24. Bazaya
  25. Bembem
  26. Bigoro
  27. Birramiri
  28. Bitelbe
  29. Bogomari
  30. Bogoro
  31. Bogumari
  32. Bone
  33. Bonzong
  34. Borwoshe
  35. Bosheri
  36. Botori
  37. Buderi
  38. Budumri
  39. Buduwa
  40. Bugurmari
  41. Bukar Tela
  42. Bula Alita
  43. Bula Andimibe
  44. Bula Boyebe
  45. Bula Bulin
  46. Bula Bundibe
  47. Bula Buzuguwa
  48. Bula Chirabe
  49. Bula Dala
  50. Bula Dilima
  51. Bula Gonibe
  52. Bula Julta
  53. Bula Karebe
  54. Bula Korege
  55. Bula Kursoye
  56. Bula Madagermbe
  57. Bula Manga Kura
  58. Bula Marwaye
  59. Bula Mastafa
  60. Bula Mattabe
  61. Bula Morube
  62. Bula Muge
  63. Bula Munjari
  64. Bula Musa
  65. Bula Ngilang
  66. Bula Ngubdoye
  67. Bula Umar
  68. Bula Yagujabala
  69. Bula-Dabube
  70. Bula-Mallambe
  71. Bulam Bodi
  72. Bulama Bashir
  73. Bulama Modu
  74. Bulama Modu Wanzama
  75. Bulongu
  76. Bulturi
  77. Buluma Modu Gadangar
  78. Burari
  79. Burgumma
  80. Buzawa
  81. Chechile
  82. Chongolo
  83. Chongolo Kura
  84. Chowalta
  85. Dalagambori
  86. Dambia
  87. Danbrum
  88. Daniski
  89. Dar-el Jamal
  90. Daweri
  91. Dipchari Gana
  92. Dubula
  93. Dukje
  94. Durbe
  95. Durbe Ngubdori
  96. Dusuwa
  97. Fulatari
  98. Gadangari
  99. Gala Gana
  100. Galdekore
  101. Gange
  102. Gargash
  103. Garji
  104. Garno
  105. Gau Kura
  106. Gawa
  107. Geide
  108. Goni Kurmi
  109. Goniri Kura
  110. Gremari
  111. Guja
  112. Gulumba Gana
  113. Hausari
  114. Hurriya
  115. Issga
  116. Iza
  117. Jabari
  118. Jabe
  119. Jakana
  120. Jaltawa
  121. Jameri
  122. Jangurori
  123. Jaudiri
  124. Jebra
  125. Jemuri
  126. Jeree
  127. Jilli
  128. Jinneri
  129. Jubawal
  130. Juwa
  131. Kadari
  132. Kagilmari
  133. Kaigamari
  134. Kajeri
  135. Kajibore II
  136. Karagaji-Yamati
  137. Kardali
  138. Karnowa Bula Adamu
  139. Kash Kash
  140. Kashimiri
  141. Kasugula
  142. Kelluri
  143. Kessa Kalla
  144. Kidari
  145. Kircha
  146. Kircha Agashiwa
  147. Kircha Dungus
  148. Kodo Bodi
  149. Kodo Dauda
  150. Kodo Mastafa
  151. Kote Kura
  152. Kotembe
  153. Kotokori
  154. Kulburi
  155. Kumshe
  156. Kumshe B. Mallam
  157. Kushan
  158. Ladantar
  159. Lawan-Dalari
  160. Lawanti
  161. Leno Asanye
  162. Leno Garu
  163. Leno-Abuna
  164. Limila
  165. Lopere
  166. Mabaraka
  167. Mainyakare
  168. Mairamri
  169. Mairi
  170. Maisandari
  171. Makintari
  172. Maksamari
  173. Mal Ajiri
  174. Malam Gonare
  175. Malarima
  176. Malge
  177. Mallam Masari
  178. Mallamri
  179. Malowsari
  180. Malum Fuhuri
  181. Malum Jalumiri
  182. Malum Mastari
  183. Malumri
  184. Mangule
  185. Marka
  186. Mastari
  187. Mayen
  188. Mbaga Eli
  189. Mbaga Kura
  190. Mbiliya
  191. Modeya
  192. Modiyegoru
  193. Mogokabakir
  194. Mulge
  195. Musaderi
  196. Nabagaya I
  197. Nasawa
  198. Nbaga
  199. Nduguno
  200. Ngirmari
  201. Ngoromari
  202. Ngubdori
  203. Ngurosoye
  204. Nimela
  205. Njumsute
  206. Rija
  207. Saduri
  208. Saleri
  209. Shamari
  210. Shaware Adambe
  211. Shehuri
  212. Shigabaja
  213. Siraja
  214. Siraja Kura
  215. Tamsugu
  216. Tandari
  217. Tangalanga
  218. Tarmua
  219. Tarmua Kura
  220. Tireji Kali
  221. Unye
  222. Vuria
  223. Walasa
  224. Walasa Kusuluwa
  225. Warafaya
  226. Waramajama
  227. Wudula
  228. Wulba
  229. Wulwuta
  230. Wurwaza
  231. Wuta
  232. Yabiri Gana
  233. Yabiri Kura
  234. Yale Garu
  235. Yarwa
  236. Yemut
  237. Yerimari Gana
  238. Yerimari Kura
  239. Yerna
  240. Zala Kura
  241. Zangeri
  242. Zaramiri
  243. Zaye Ngusa
  244. Zumbula