Bogoro Explained

Official Name:

Bogoro

Native Name:

Zaar (Sayawa)

Settlement Type:

LGA and town

Motto:

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

Subdivision Type:

Country

Subdivision Name:

Nigeria

Subdivision Type1:

State

Subdivision Name1:

Bauchi State

Subdivision Type2:

Capital

Unit Pref:

Imperial

Area Total Km2:

834.5

Population As Of:

2022

Population Footnotes:

^[1]

Population Total:

149,700

Population Density Km2:

auto

Timezone:

WAT

Utc Offset:

Module:

Wikidata:	yes
Zoom:	8
Marker:	village

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 and a population of 84,215 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 741.^[2]

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. ^[3]

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.

Notes and References

Web site: Bauchi State: Subdivision . 2024-02-05 . www.citypopulation.de.
Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx . 2012-11-26.
Web site: Bogoro Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark . 2023-08-31 . weatherspark.com . en.