Borgu Local Government Area (Borgu)
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. The Borgu LGA was formerly part of Kwara State, but on 27 August 1991 it was transferred to Niger State.
The LGA has the same extent as the Borgu Emirate, a Nigerian traditional state. It contains part of the Borgu Game Reserve, a section of the Kainji National Park.
In the 1991 census Borgu LGA had a total population of 110,000, with a mixed ethnic population as follows:
* Fulani 30,000
* Bokobaru 25,000
* Busa 15,000
* Hausa 10,000
* kambari (Acipu) 8,000
* Yoruba 7,000
* Laru 5,000
The LGA has the same extent as the Borgu Emirate, a Nigerian traditional state. It contains part of the Borgu Game Reserve, a section of the Kainji National Park.
In the 1991 census Borgu LGA had a total population of 110,000, with a mixed ethnic population as follows:
* Fulani 30,000
* Bokobaru 25,000
* Busa 15,000
* Hausa 10,000
* kambari (Acipu) 8,000
* Yoruba 7,000
* Laru 5,000
Map - Borgu Local Government Area (Borgu)
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Country - Nigeria
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Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Lugard. The British set up administrative and legal structures while practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the Nigeria region. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 October 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election. The 2015 general election was the first time an incumbent president failed to be re-elected.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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NGN | Nigerian naira | ₦ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
HA | Hausa language |
IG | Igbo language |
YO | Yoruba language |