Buruku is a town and Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.
Population It covers an area of and has a population of 203,721 according to the 2006 census.
Buruku LGA consists of the following districts (wards) with their projected population as of December 2017:
District Projected Population Binev 21,393 Etulo 14,253 Mbaade 14,795 Mbaakura 23,421 Mbaapen 47,646 Mbaatirkya 37,001 Mbaazager 16,114 Mbaikyongo 16,462 Mbakyaan 14,010 Mbatyough 15,294 Mbaya 37,820 Mbayaka 19,518 Shorov 13,891 Total 291,618 Food production Over 80% of adults in this rural population are engaged in food crop production but each household also holds some livestock and citrus farm. The crop farmers produce yams, cassava, soyabeans, rice, groundnuts, sesame seed (beniseed), beans, guinea corn, millet, bambara nuts, ginger, sugar cane, and maize. Buruku is a riverine local government area with large areas of Katsina-Ala River Basin where sugar cane is planted in commercial quantity.
Rice is also produced in commercial quantities along the River Katsina-Ala basin and its streams/tributaries. Popular local markets in Buruku LGA are Ityowanye, Adi, Abwa, Buruku, Adogo, Kur, Usen, Agwabi, Ortese-Mbashian, Gbanyam, Ugah, Jingir, and Dogo/Wuna. Buruku has a large citrus and soya beans market at Ityowanye.
Languages Languages spoken in Buruku LGA include Etulo, Tiv, Hausa, among others.
Climate Buruku lies within the tropical savanna zone with a rainy season lasting from April to October and a dry season dominated by Harmattan winds from December to February. Temperatures generally range from to , and annual rainfall averages .
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