Borgu Local Government Area

Borgu
Local Government Area
Borgu

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°E / 9.883; 4.517Coordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°E / 9.883; 4.517
Country  Nigeria
State Niger State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council Aliyu Umar Wara
 • Emir (Sarkin Borgu) Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani
Population (1991 census)
 • Total 110,000
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix 913

The Borgu Local Government Area is an administrative region in Niger State, Nigeria, one of 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in that state, with headquarters in the town of New Bussa. The postal code is 913.[1] The Borgu LGA was formerly part of Kwara State, but on 27 August 1991 it was transferred to Niger State.[2]

The LGA has the same extent as the Borgu Emirate, a Nigerian traditional state.[3] It contains part of the Borgu Game Reserve, a section of the Kainji National Park.[4]

In the 1991 census Borgu LGA had a total population of 110,000, with a mixed ethnic population as follows:[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. ↑ "Kwara State". Online Nigeria. 2/4/2003. Retrieved 2010-10-21. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 Ross Jones. "The ethnic groups of present day Borgu." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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