Buruku
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Buruku | |
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LGA and town | |
 Old Buruku Park in Jos | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Benue State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Buruku Town |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairwoman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Justina Sorkaa[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Buruku is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buruku.
It covers an area of 1,246 km² and has a population of 203,721 according to the 2006 census. Buruku LGA consists of the following districts (wards) with their projected population as of December 2017:
| District | Projected Population |
|---|---|
| Binev | 21,393 |
| Etulo | 14,253 |
| Mbaade | 14,795 |
| Mbaakura | 23,421 |
| Mbaapen | 47,646 |
| Mbaatirkya | 37,001 |
| Mbaazager | 16,114 |
| Mbaikyongo | 16,462 |
| Mbakyaan | 14,010 |
| Mbatyough | 15,294 |
| Mbaya | 37,820 |
| Mbayaka | 19,518 |
| Shorov | 13,891 |
| Total | 291,618 |
Over 80% of adults in this rural population are engaged in food crop production but each household also holds some livestock and citrus farm. The crop farmers produce yams, cassava, soyabeans, rice, groundnuts, sesame seed (beniseed), beans, guinea corn, millet, bambara nuts, ginger, sugar cane, and maize. Buruku is a riverine local government area with large areas of Katsina-Ala River Basin where sugar cane is planted in commercial quantity. Rice is also produced in commercial quantities along the River Katsina-Ala basin and its streams/tributaries. Popular local markets in Buruku LGA are Ityowanye, Adi, Abwa, Buruku, Adogo, Kur, Usen, Agwabi, Ortese-Mbashian, Gbanyam, Ugah, Jingir, and Dogo/Wuna. Buruku has a large citrus and soya beans market at Ityowanye.
The postal code of the area is 981.[2]
Climate
[edit]The temperature ranges from 63 °F to 92 °F and has a wet season marked by gloomy skies and a dry season marked by humid weather.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ http://benuestate.gov.ng/portfolio/hon-mrs-justina-sorkaa-buruku/
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Buruku Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
3. "National Population Commission, 2006 Census Figures."
4. "World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria Population by Zone, State, LGA and Ward."
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