Bogoro is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Bauchi State
Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...
, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bogoro. Za’ar or Sayawa people are the majority of its inhabitants.
It has an area of and a population of 84,215 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
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of the area is 741.
Climatic Condition
During the wet season, the temperature rarely falls below 54 °F or rises over 102 °F, whereas the dry season is partly cloudy and hot all year.
Notable people
*
Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara (Speaker Nigerian House of Representatives) (2015 - 2019)
*
Suleiman Elias Bogoro (Executive Secretary of
Tertiary Education Trust Fund) (2014 - 2016) (2019-Date)
*
Jude Rabo, vice-chancellor of Federal University, Wukari
* Rifkatu Samson Danna (Former member
Bauchi State House of Assembly, representing BOGORO and former Commissioner for Environment, Bauchi state)
* Baba Peter Gonto (freedom fighter)
* Barr Bukata Zhyadi, former Bogoro local government chairman (1998).
* Dr. Bukata B. Bukar, former Commissioner of Water Resources, Bauchi State, Current Head of Department, Pharmacology. University of Jos.
References
Local Government Areas in Bauchi State
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