Bunza 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 ...

(LGA) in

Kebbi State Kebbi State (; Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤫𞤦𞥆𞤭) is a state in northwestern Nigeria, bordered to the east and north by the states of Sokoto and Zamfara, and to the south by Niger State while its western border ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters are in the town of Bunza and was created in 1975 out of the then-state of

Sokoto Sokoto (Hausa language, Hausa: ; Fulfulde, Fula: , ''Leydi Sokoto'') is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Niger, Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 m ...

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 Arewa or Arewaland is a Hausa language, Hausa word which means "The North". The term is used to refer to Northern Nigeria general. The terms ' (literally "north") and Arewacin Nijeriya (literally "Northern Nigeria") are used in Hausa to refer to ...

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 . The postal code of the area is 862.

Geography

Bunza local government area spans an entire expanse of 876 square kilometers and experiences two significant seasons, the dry season and the rainy season. The average temperature in Bunza registers at 33°C, while the area's humidity level is estimated to be around 17 percent.

Economy

In Bunza local government area, a variety of crops are grown, which encompass groundnuts, rice, millet, sorghum, and onions. Additionally, key economic engagements in Bunza involve hunting, trade, and metalwork.

Climate

With an average yearly temperature of 31.37°C, the district of Bunza has a tropical wet and dry climate, which is 1.91% warmer than the national average for Nigeria. Temperature fluctuations and a growing average temperature point to a favourable trend in Bunza's direction. Sokotorivermap

References

Local Government Areas in Kebbi State {{kebbi-geo-stub