Kwaya Kusar

Kwaya Kusar is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kwaya Kusar.

Kwaya Kusar
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 732 kmĀ² and a population of 56,500 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 603.[1]

The inhabitants speak the Bura language. They are mostly subsistence farmers.

It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.


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