Monguno

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Monguno |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = LGA and town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Nigeria |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nigeria |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Nigeria |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Borno State |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =1,913 |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =109,851 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|12|41|0|N|13|36|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code =612 |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Monguno'''{{Audio|Monguno 1.ogg|Listen}} is one of the local government areas of Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite book | edition = Millennium | publisher = Federal Ministry of Information | isbn = 9780104089 | volume = 2, State Surveys | last = Nigeria | title = Nigeria: a people united, a future assured | location = Abuja, Nigeria | date = 2000 | page = 106 }}</ref>

== Area ==

Monguno has a total land area of 1,913 km{{sup|2}}.

== Population == Monguno has a population of 109,851 at the 2006 census.

== Postal code == The postal code of the area is 612.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}</ref>

== Climate == Typically, the temperature ranges from {{convert|59|°F|°C|abbr=on}} to {{convert|107|°F|°C|abbr=on}} all year round, with the wet season being hot and muggy and the dry season being windy, dry and less overcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) – Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/74233/Average-Weather-in-Monguno-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/borno/monguno |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref>

== Air Pollution == Visible particulate matter emitted by vehicles is a significant threat to public health, particularly in the deepest parts of the lung, where it can exacerbate asthma attacks, bronchitis, and other lung diseases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Quality & Pollen Forecast for Monguno |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/outdoorsports/airquality/monguno_nigeria_2329946 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=meteoblue |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno, Nigeria Air Quality & Pollen {{!}} Weather Underground |url=https://www.wunderground.com/health/ng/monguno |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.wunderground.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=Monguno Air Quality Index (AQI) and Nigeria Air Pollution {{!}} IQAir |url=https://www.iqair.com/nigeria/borno/monguno |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.iqair.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Quality and Pollen in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria {{!}} Tomorrow.io |url=https://www.tomorrow.io/weather/NG/BO/Monguno/077033/health/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Tomorrow.io Weather |language=en}}</ref>

== Insurgency == In early January 2015, residents fled Monguno and the village of Doron-Baga for the internally displaced persons camps in Maiduguri, following the capture of nearby Bama by Boko Haram.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Nigeria: More Refugees Flee Homes in Borno State | format = cajnews Africa - allAfrica.com | accessdate = 2015-01-08 | date = 2015-01-06 | url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201501070842.html }}</ref> Monguno was captured by Boko Haram forces on 26 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Faith Karimi and Aminu Abubakar | title = Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized | work = CNN.com | accessdate = 2015-01-29 | date = 2015-01-26 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/26/africa/nigeria-boko-haram/ }}</ref> Amnesty International expressed concern that local residents' requests for more troops for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the Army.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Nigeria: Nigerian authorities were warned of Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno | work = Amnesty International | accessdate = 2015-02-01 | date = 2015-01-28 | url = https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/nigeria-nigerian-authorities-were-warned-boko-haram-attacks-baga-and-monguno-2015-01-28 }}</ref> On 17 February 2015, the military retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault.<ref>{{Cite web | title = African allies claim gains against Boko Haram | work = BBC News | accessdate = 2015-02-17 | date = 2015-02-17 | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31493150 }}</ref> Boko Haram and ISWAP carried out bombings in June and September 2015 and a massacre in June 2020.

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Category:Local government areas in Borno State Category:Populated places in Borno State