Kwaya Kusar

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Kwaya Kusar
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CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Borno State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Kwaya Kusar

Kwaya Kusar is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kwaya Kusar.

It has an area of 732 km2 and a population of 56,500 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 603. [1]

The inhabitants speak the Bura language. 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. [2]

Climatic Condition

With temperatures ranging from 61°F to 103°F, the climate has two distinct seasons: a hot, oppressive rainy season and a scorching, windy, and partly cloudy dry season. [3] [4]

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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.
  2. Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN   9780104089.
  3. "Kwaya Kusar Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. "Kwaya Kusar, Borno, NigeriaWeather Forecast and Conditions - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2023-09-13.