Borgu Local Government Area

Borgu
Local Government Area
Borgu Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°ECoordinates: 9°53′N 4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°E
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

Found Capital,

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]

• 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. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
2. "Kwara State". Online Nigeria. 2/4/2003. Retrieved 2010-10-21. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. Ross Jones. "The ethnic groups of present day Borgu." (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-21.
4. "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2010-10-21.