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Borgu Local Government Area

FieldValue
official_nameBorgu
settlement_typeLocal Government Area
pushpin_mapNigeria
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Nigeria
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNigeria
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Niger State
leader_titleLocal Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
leader_nameHon. Yarima Kilishi Sulayman
leader_title1Emir (Mai Borgu)
leader_name1Bar. Dr. Alh. Muhammad Sani Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV
established_titlemarafan borgu
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km210,992
population_as_of2022 est
population_total296,500
population_footnotes
population_density_km2auto
timezoneWAT
utc_offset+1
coordinates
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom7
mapframe-wikidatayes
mapframe-markervillage
postal_code_type3-digit postal code prefix
postal_code913

||timezone =WAT | mapframe-zoom = 7 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village The Borgu Local Government Area is an administrative region in Niger State, Nigeria, It is one of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, with the headquarter situated in the town of New Bussa. The postal code is 913. The Borgu LGA was formerly part of Kwara State, but on 27 August 1991 it was transferred to Niger State.

The LGA has the same extent as the Borgu Emirate, a Nigerian traditional state. It contains part of the Borgu Game Reserve, a section of the Kainji National Park.

In the 1991 census Borgu LGA had a total population of 110,000, with a mixed ethnic population as follows:

  • Fulani 30,000
  • Bokobaru 25,000
  • Busa 15,000
  • Hausa 10,000
  • kambari (Acipu) 8,000
  • Yoruba 7,000
  • Laru 5,000
  • Hun-Saare 3,000
  • Nupe 2,000
  • Lopa 2,000
  • Igbo 1,000
  • Others 2,000

Climate/Geography

The dry and wet seasons are the two main ones in Borgu Local Government Area. Borgu Local Government Area has an average humidity of 38% and an average wind speed of 13 km/h. The region's average temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.

References

References

  1. "Borgu (Local Government Area in Nigeria)".
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