Koko/Besse

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Koko/Besse
LGA and town
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kebbi State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Koko/Besse

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]

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References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.