Bosso 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 ...
in Minna,
Niger State,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of
Maikunkele.
It has an area of 1,592 km and a population of
208,212 as projected in 2019 using the national population census figures of 2006 with 2.5% annual growth rate.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
of the area is 920.
Bosso Local Government Area is headed by Hajiya Rakiya Ladidi Bawa Bosso (Gimbiya mai alert) as its elected Executive Chairman. Gimbiya is the only female that has served as the chairman of the local government twice since by the IBB administration.
The most commonly found languages found in the area are Gbagyi, Hausa, Nupe and many More languages who cohabits peacefully with one another. The natives of the local government area are mainly farmers who are very hospitable and accommodating hence the tremendous socio-economic development of local government.
Bosso is the home of one of the campuses of the Federal University of Technology Minna. The campus which was originally the main/only campus before the school moved to the new campus at Gidan Kwano.
In 2014, Bosso became home to thousands of refugees fleeing fighting in
Borno State
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern border ...
. The government of Niger State requested help from
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...
to build temporary facilities; additional funding is needed for shelter, water, and food.
Climate
The district experiences yearly highs of 33.5°C, 151.08 days with precipitation, and 130.0 millimetres of precipitation.
Temperature
Bosso's temperature will be greatly impacted by climate change, with a positive trend of rising mean annual temperatures and falling temperatures.
Precipitation
References
Local Government Areas in Niger State
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