Madagali Towns And Villages
Madagali is a Local Government Area in the far north of Adamawa State, on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon. Its headquarters sit at Madagali town, while Gulak serves as the main commercial centre. The 2006 census counted 135,142 people, projected to about 208,400 by 2022.
The LGA holds ten wards: Babel, Duhu/Shuwa, Gulak, Hyambula, K/Wuro Ngayandi, Madagali, Pallam, Shelmi/Sukur/Vapura, Wagga and Wula. Postal codes run from 651102 at Madagali town to 651113 at Gulak. Marghi, Fulani and Matakam are the main language groups.
Boko Haram overran Madagali between 2014 and 2016, and many villages emptied before residents began returning. The Sukur Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies in the hills above Gulak. The list below was checked name by name against 2023 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GeoNames gazetteer, OpenStreetMap and local community lists.
- Bebel
- Bitiku
- Chakawa
- Chambula
- Dagali
- Damai
- Duhu
- Dzuel
- Enagu
- Gadadamai
- Gadamaye
- Ghantsa
- Ghumbili
- Giwa Mbula
- Gubla
- Gulak
- Gwaram
- Humshi
- Hyambula
- Imirsa
- Jalingo
- Jilang
- Kafin Hausa
- Kaya
- Kirchinga
- Kolbadi
- Kopa
- Kubu
- Kuburshuwa
- Kuda
- Kuda Wazu
- Kurang
- Kwadjite
- Kwamda
- Kwambula
- Lumadu
- Lumare
- Madagali
- Mafer
- Magar
- Maigana
- Mandarka
- Maradi
- Mararaba
- Mildo
- Mildo Bapura
- Muduvu
- Ndalmi
- Njahili
- Nyibango
- Pallam
- Pambula
- Puva
- Rugudum
- Shugule
- Shuwa
- Shuwari
- Sukur
- Thalwachina
- Tokiya
- Tsilda
- Turtakiva
- Vapura
- Visik
- Visik Matakam
- Wagga
- Wakara
- Wuro Allahamdu
- Wuro Ngayandi
- Wuro Sala
- Wurogas
- Zhu
- Zuyel
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