Bukkuyum
Sign in to saveBukkuyum (or Bukwium) is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bukkuyum. It has an area of 3,214 km and a population of 211,633 at the 2006 census.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Bukkuyum is referenced by 33 other articles, and connects out to Nigeria, gold and forest.
The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd_region, across 4 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Local government areas in Zamfara State and Use Nigerian English from January 2023.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bukkuyum
- Settlement.native_name
- Bukkuyawa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zamfara State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Emir
- Settlement.leader_name
- Muhammad Usman
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Nasiru Muhammad
- Settlement.established_title
- Sarkin Danko
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3214
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 211,633
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- geographical feature
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Zamfara State
- Population
- 216348
- Area
- 3214
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Economy
- Climate
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- Districts and villages
- References
Bukkuyum (or Bukwium) is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bukkuyum. It has an area of 3,214 km and a population of 211,633 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 891.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bukkuyum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
4 mapped locations