Bunza
Sign in to saveBunza is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bunza and was created in 1975 out of the then-state of Sokoto during the local government reform under the General Murtala administration. Bunza shares bounders in the east with Kalgo LGA, the latter was created in 1996 out of the present Bunza; in the north with Dandi and Arewa LGA's; and in the south and west with Suru Local Government Area, the latter was created in 1991 out of Bunza.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bunza
- Settlement.native_name
- kitari
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kebbi State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Zaiyanu Shehu
- Settlement.established_date
- 1975
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 123547
- Area
- 876
- Image
- Sokotorivermap.png
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Bunza is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bunza and was created in 1975 out of the then-state of Sokoto during the local government reform under the General Murtala administration. Bunza shares bounders in the east with Kalgo LGA, the latter was created in 1996 out of the present Bunza; in the north with Dandi and Arewa LGA's; and in the south and west with Suru Local Government Area, the latter was created in 1991 out of Bunza.
It has an area of 876 square kilometers and a 2006 population of 121,461 census .
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