Bunkure

Bunkure is a town and Local Government Area in , . It has an area of 487 km2 and a population of 170,891 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 710.
Wikipedia
  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 174,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Bunkure”, “BKR”, and “بُنْكُورَة”

Bunkure

Latitude
11.6672° or 11° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
8.5969° or 8° 35′ 49″ east
Population
174,000
Elevation
453 metres (1,486 feet)
Open location code
7F3CMH8W+VP
Geo­Names ID
7910343
Wiki­data ID
Q13140410
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Bunkure” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بنكورة”
  • Cebuano: “Bunkure (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Bunkure”
  • French: “Bunkure”
  • Fulah: “Bunkuure”
  • German: “Bunkure”
  • Hausa: “Bunkure”
  • Igbo: “Bunkure”
  • Italian: “Bunkure”
  • Karekare: “Bunkure”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bunkure”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “بنكوره”
  • Spanish: “Bunkure”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bunkure”

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