The Borgu Local Government Area is an administrative region in Niger State, Nigeria, It is one of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, with the headquarter situated 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 Hun-Saare 3,000 Nupe 2,000 Lopa 2,000 Igbo 1,000 Others 2,000
Climate/Geography The dry and wet seasons are the two main ones in Borgu Local Government Area. Borgu Local Government Area has an average humidity of 38% and an average wind speed of . The region's average temperature is 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
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