Suru, Nigeria

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Suru, Nigeria
LGA and town
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kebbi State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Suru, Nigeria

Suru is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Dakingari. Suru was created in 1991 out of Bunza LGA, which lies to the north and east. The major ethnic groups include Fulani, Hausa and Zarma with scattered small villages around the LGA.

It has an area of 1,352 km2 and a population of 150,230 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 862. [1]

Climate

The yearly temperature in Suru, a district with a tropical wet and dry savanna climate, is 33.59 °C, 4.13% higher than Nigeria's averages. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Suru, Kebbi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Suru Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Indonesia) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.


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