Borgu Local Government Area

For The general Region, see Borgu.

Borgu
Local Government Area
Borgu is located in Nigeria
Borgu
Borgu
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°E / 9.883; 4.517
Country Nigeria
StateNiger State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilHon. Yarima Kilishi Sulayman
 • Emir (Mai Borgu)Bar. Dr. Alh. Muhammad Sani Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV
Area
 • Total
10,992 km2 (4,244 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 est)[1]
 • Total
296,500
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
913
Map

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.[2] The Borgu LGA was formerly part of Kwara State, but on 27 August 1991 it was transferred to Niger State.[3]

The LGA has the same extent as the Borgu Emirate, a Nigerian traditional state.[4] It contains part of the Borgu Game Reserve, a section of the Kainji National Park.[5]

In the 1991 census Borgu LGA had a total population of 110,000, with a mixed ethnic population as follows:[4]

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

  1. ^ "Borgu (Local Government Area in Nigeria)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Kwara State". Online Nigeria. 2 April 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b Ross Jones. "The ethnic groups of present day Borgu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2010.