Bogoro is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bogoro. Za’ar or Sayawa people are the majority of its inhabitants.
Bogoro Zaar (Sayawa) | |
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LGA and town | |
 MONUSCO vehicle towing out a local bus in 2022 | |
| Motto: Sohrgha Nanbong Yi Tuhd Lihbah? (Can a stick of broom sweep a place?) | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322.2 sq mi (834.5 km2) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 149,700 |
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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It has an area of 894 km2 (345 sq mi) and a population of 84,215 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 741.[2]
Climatic Condition
During the wet season, the temperature rarely falls below 54°F or rises over 102°F, whereas the dry season is partly cloudy and hot all year. [3]
Notable people
- Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara (Speaker Nigerian House of Representatives) (2015 - 2019)
- Suleiman Elias Bogoro (Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund) (2014 - 2016) (2019-Date)
- Jude Rabo, vice-chancellor of Federal University, Wukari
- Rifkatu Samson Danna (Former member Bauchi State House of Assembly, 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.