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Gwoza

Gwoza is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwoza, a border town "about 135 kilometres South-East of Maiduguri." The postal code of the area is 610.

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Settlement.official_name: Gwoza
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Muhammad Idris at Bama and Gwoza DURUMI IDP CAMP NIGERIA.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: An IDP Camp in Gwoza
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Borno State
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2,883
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 388 600
Settlement.population_density_km2: 134.8/km²
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 8
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes

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History
Towns
Villages
Climate
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Gwoza is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwoza, a border town "about 135 kilometres South-East of Maiduguri." The postal code of the area is 610.

The terrain is rocky and hilly. The Gwoza Hills, with heights of about 1300m above sea level provides scenery and is made up of the Mandara Mountains, which form a natural barrier between Nigeria and Cameroon, starting from Pulka. They overlook the game reserves by meandering towards Mubi and beyond in Adamawa State.