Goronyo

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| official_name = Goronyo

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| settlement_type = LGA and town

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Sokoto State

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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman

| leader_name = Bashir Balla V {{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}

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| area_total_km2 = 1704

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| population_as_of = 2006 Census

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| population_total = 182296

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| postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix

| postal_code = 842

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| iso_code = NG.SO.GO

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Goronyo is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Goronyo, on the Sokoto River. It has an area of 1,704 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census.[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]

The postal code of the area is 842.{{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/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-07 }}

The LGA is the location of the Goronyo Dam, upstream of Goronyo town to the east.