Baruten

Baruten
LGA
Baruten
Coordinates: NG 9°35′N 3°15′E / 9.583°N 3.250°E / 9.583; 3.250Coordinates: NG 9°35′N 3°15′E / 9.583°N 3.250°E / 9.583; 3.250
Country	Nigeria
State	Kwara State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Baruten is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria, sharing a long border with the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Kosubosu. It has an area of 9,749 km² and a population of 209,459 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 242.^[1]

The Baruten LGA includes a part of the Borgu Game Reserve.^[2]

References

↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
↑ "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

Kwara

State capital: Ilorin

Governors	David Bamigboye (1967–1975) Ibrahim Taiwo (1975–1976) George Agbazika Innih (1976–1978) Sunday Ifere (1978–1979) Adamu Atta (1979–1983) Cornelius Adebayo (1983–1983) Salaudeen Latinwo (1984–1985) Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru (1985–1987) Ahmed Abdullahi (1987–1988) Ibrahim Alkali (1988–1989) Alwali Kazir (1989–1992) Shaaba Lafiaji (1992–1993) Mustapha Ismail (1993–1994) Baba Adamu Iyam (1994–1996) Peter Ogar (1996–1998) Rasheed Shekoni (1998–1999) Mohammed Lawal (1999–2003) Bukola Saraki (2003–2011) Abdulfatah Ahmed (2011–present)

LGAs	Asa Baruten Edu Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin South Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke Ero Oyun Pategi

Cities	Ilorin Jebba Offa Omu Aran

Towns	Ajasse Ipo Amoyo Aran-Orin Babaloma Edidi Esiẹ Elerinjare Ganmo Idofian Igbaja Ijara-Isin Ilala Isanlu Isin Jimba Oja Kabba Dongari Kaiama Oke-Onigbin Omupo Share

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