Official Name: | Koko/Besse | ||||||
Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Kebbi State | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2017 | ||||||
Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Koko town. The town was founded by Mallam Mamman Dan-Gindi, a grandson of Mallam Abdulsalami Bagimbane. The majority inhabitants of Koko/Besse are Gimbanawa and Fulani tribes.
It has an area of 1,299 km and a population of 154,605 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 871.[1]