Bogoro is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ea ...
, 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
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of the area is 741.
Notable people
*
Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara (Speaker Nigerian House of Representatives) (2015 - 2019)
*
Suleiman Elias Bogoro (Executive Secretary of
Tertiary Education Trust Fund
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, abbreviated as TETFUND, is a scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2011 to disburse, manage, and monitor education tax to government-owned tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The TETFUND scheme ...
) (2014 - 2016) (2019-Date)
*
Jude Rabo
Jude Rabo (born 21 June 1961) is a Nigerian professor of veterinary medicine who currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Wukari, Taraba State Nigeria.
Early life and education
Rabo was born in Tadmum, Bogoro, Bauchi Sta ...
, vice-chancellor of Federal University, Wukari
* Rifkatu Samson Danna (Former member
Bauchi State House of Assembly
The Bauchi State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Bauchi State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists ...
, 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.
References
Local Government Areas in Bauchi State
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