Gbako
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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|leader_title =Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
|leader_name =Hussaini Lemu
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|area_total_km2 =1753
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|population_total = 127,466
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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}}