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Goronyo is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Goronyo, on the Sokoto River. It has an area of 1,704 km and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 842.

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Settlement.official_name
Goronyo
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sokoto State
Settlement.leader_title
Local Government Chairman
Settlement.leader_name
Bashir Balla V
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
1704
Settlement.population_as_of
2006 Census
Settlement.population_total
182296
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom
8
Settlement.mapframe wikidata
yes
Settlement.mapframe marker
village

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Population
182118
Area
1704
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Goronyo is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Goronyo, on the Sokoto River. It has an area of 1,704 km and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 842.

The LGA is the location of the Goronyo Dam, upstream of Goronyo town to the east.

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