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Bukkuyum
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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.

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

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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.

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