Koko/Besse

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Koko/Besse
LGA and town
Koko/Besse
Interactive map of Koko/Besse
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Kebbi State
Government
 • Local Government ChairmanSiraju Usman Koko
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Koko town. The town was founded by Mallam Mamman Dan-Gindi, a grandson of Mallam Abdulsalami Bagimbane. The majority inhabitants of Koko/Besse are Gimbanawa and Fulani tribes.

It has an area of 1,299 km2 and a population of 154,605 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 871. [1]

Climate

Koko/Besse experiences a warm tropical climate with moderate seasonal rainfall between June and September. Its long dry season is typically hot and occasionally affected by Harmattan dust flows. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Climate data for cities worldwide - Climate-Data.org". climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2025-11-28.



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