Bogoro

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| official_name = Bogoro

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| native_name = Zaar (Sayawa)

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| settlement_type = LGA and town

| motto = Sohrgha Nanbong Yi Tuhd Lihbah? (Can a stick of broom sweep a place?)

| image_skyline = Bogoro, Ituri, RDC PHOTO DU JOUR DU JEUDI 20 JANVIER 2022.jpg

| image_caption = MONUSCO vehicle towing out a local bus in 2022

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Bauchi State

| subdivision_type2 = Capital

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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman

| leader_name = Lawi Yakubu Sumi{{Cite web | url = https://dailypost.ng/2024/08/18/pdp-sweeps-all-20-lgas-in-bauchi-council-poll/ | title = PDP sweeps all 20 LGAs in Bauchi council poll | access-date = 2025-01-28}}

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| unit_pref = Imperial

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| area_total_km2 = 834.5

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| population_as_of = 2022

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| population_total = 149,700

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = WAT

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Bogoro is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, 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 {{cvt|894|km2}} and a population of 84,215 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 741.{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |accessdate=2009-10-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate=2012-11-26}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Bogoro Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/61859/Average-Weather-in-Bogoro-Nigeria-Year-Round#:~:text=In%20Bogoro,%20the%20wet%20season,it%20is%20hot%20year%20round. |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}

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

Category:Local Government Areas in Bauchi State