Gbako

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name =Gbako

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = LGA

|motto =

|image_skyline =

|imagesize =

|image_caption =

|image_flag =

|flag_size =

|image_seal =

|seal_size =

|image_map =

|mapsize =

|map_caption =

|pushpin_map =Nigeria

|pushpin_label_position =

|pushpin_mapsize=250

|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Nigeria

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name ={{flag|Nigeria}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 =Niger State

|subdivision_type2 =

|subdivision_name2 =

|subdivision_type3 =

|subdivision_name3 =

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|leader_title =Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council

|leader_name =Hussaini Lemu

|established_title =

|established_date =

|area_magnitude =

|unit_pref =Metric

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 =1753

|area_land_km2 =

|population_as_of = 2006 census

|population_footnotes =

|population_note =

|population_total = 127,466

|population_density_km2 =

|population_density_urban_sq_mi =

|population_blank1_title = Ethnicities

|population_blank1 =

|population_blank2_title = Religions

|population_blank2 =

|population_density_blank1_km2 =

|population_density_blank1_sq_mi =

||timezone =WAT

|utc_offset = +1

|timezone_DST =

|utc_offset_DST =

|coordinates = {{coord|9|16|N|5|59|E|type:adm2nd_region:NG|display=inline,title}}

|module={{Infobox mapframe|wikidata=yes|zoom=8|marker=village|coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_m =

|elevation_ft =

|postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix

|postal_code = 912

|area_code =

|iso_code = NG.NI.GB

|website =

|footnotes =

}}

Gbako is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Lemu in the north of the area at{{Coord|9|24|00|N|6|02|00|E|region:NG_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}. The Kaduna River forms its western boundary.

It has an area of 1,753 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 127,466 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 912.{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |accessdate=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx |archivedate=November 26, 2012 }}

Climate/Geographic

Gbako LGA is located off the Kaduna River and covers a total area of 1,735 square kilometers. Gbako Local Governments Area's average temperature is 32 degrees Celsius, while the average relative humidity for the area is 32%.{{Cite web |title=Gbako Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/583/gbako |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}{{Cite web |title=Gbako, Niger, Nigeria 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Chanchaga+Niger+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=b64654d3201d63abff24c052c6a7ba4bb0d8d39ee7549530ea59976f1a3a6132 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Gbako weather forecast for today |url=https://justweather.org/Nigeria/Niger/Gbako/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=justweather.org |language=en}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Niger State}}

Category:Local Government Areas in Niger State

{{NigerNG-geo-stub}}