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Kala Balge

Kala/Balge
LGA
Country  Nigeria
State Borno State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Kala/Balge is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It is the easternmost LGA of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Rann.

It has an area of 1,896 km² and a population of 60,797 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 611.

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Dikwa Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.

On May 14, 2014, local civilian vigilantes repelled a raid by the terrorist group Boko Haram, killing over 200 militants. On May 31, 500 Boko Haram terrorists returned and overwhelmed the vigilantes killing 40.



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