Toro, Nigeria
Toro, Nigeria | |
|---|---|
City and LGA | |
Interactive map of Toro, Nigeria | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Ibrahim Abubakar Dembo [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,705 km2 (2,589 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 est)[2] | |
• Total | 617,800 |
| • Density | 92.14/km2 (238.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 740 |
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Toroⓘ is a city and Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The local government has three districts: Toro, Jama'a and Lame district.The local government is the largest local government in Nigeria and west Africa in particular and is crossed by the Bunga River. It has an area of 6,705 square kilometres (2,589 square miles) and a population of 350,404 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 740.[3]
People and languages
Toro local government is rich in culture and has diverse ethnic groups such as Afizere, Anarubunu (Ribina), Duguza, Fulani, Kaiwari amongst others. However, Fulfulde is the major languages spoken by the people of the area (especially in the town of Toro).
Notable people
- Honorable Umar Muda Lawal member representing Toro Federal Constituency Bauchi State at the 9th Assembly.
- Justice Danladi Umar a Nigerian jurist[1] from Bauchi State and the incumbent Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria is from the Toro local government.
- Mahmood Yakubu, academic, educated at Government Teachers College, Toro
- Barr Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani a lawyer and critic, He was a member Federal House of Representatives, former Chairman NIMASA, and former Senatorial and Gubernatorial aspirant.
Climate
With an average yearly temperature of 29.87 °C (85.77 °F), 88.52 millimetres (3.485 in) of precipitation, and 119.3 rainy days, Toro generally has a tropical wet and dry climate. [4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "PDP sweeps all 20 LGAs in Bauchi council poll". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "Toro (Local Government Area in Nigeria)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "Toro, Bauchi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Toro Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Climate & Weather Averages in Toro Pinungga, Indonesia". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
