Kwaya Kusar is a Local Government Area of Borno State,

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Kwaya Kusar. It has an area of 732 km and a population of 56,500 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 603. The inhabitants speak the

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. They are mostly subsistence farmers. It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.

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Local Government Areas in Borno State Populated places in Borno State {{bornoNG-geo-stub