Borgu Local Government Area

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]

Borgu

Borgun
Local Government Area
Motto(s): 
home of Gani Durbar festival
Borgu
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E
Country Nigeria
StateNiger State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAliyu Umar Wara
 • Emir (Sarkin Borgu)Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani
Population
 (1991 census)
 • Total110,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
913

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]

  • Boko 30,000
  • Kambari 25,000
  • Busa 15,000
  • Hausa 10,000
  • Fulbe 8,000
  • Yoruba 7,000
  • Laru 5,000
  • Duka 3,000
  • Nupe 2,000
  • Lopa 2,000
  • Igbo 1,000
  • Others 2,000

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