Bayo 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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Borno State Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters are in the town Fikayel. It has an area of 956 km and a population of 78,978 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 603. It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.

Climate/Geography

Bayo LGA is located at an elevation of 2,500 feet above

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and has a total size of 956 square kilometers. The

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of the Bayo local government region, which is part of the Savannah belt, is made up of hills and other rock formations. The area's temperature is reported to be 33 degrees Celsius, with a 13% humidity level.

References

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