Bosso

Bosso is a Local Government Area in , . Its headquarters are in the town of Maikunkele. It has an area of 1,592 km2 and a population of 208,212 as projected in 2019 using the national population census figures of 2006 with 2.5% annual growth rate.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 203,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Bosso”, “Bosso Local Government Area”, and “Bosso, Nigeria”

Bosso

Latitude
9.6146° or 9° 36′ 53″ north
Longitude
6.3659° or 6° 21′ 57″ east
Population
203,000
Elevation
236 metres (774 feet)
Open location code
6FX8J978+V8
Geo­Names ID
8634919
Wiki­data ID
Q13140406
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Bosso” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bosso (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Bosso”
  • French: “Bosso”
  • Fulah: “Bosso”
  • German: “Bosso”
  • Gun: “Bosso, Nigeria”
  • Gun: “Bosso”
  • Hausa: “Bosso (Nijeriya)”
  • Hausa: “Bosso”
  • Igbo: “Bosso, Nigeria”
  • Igbo: “Bosso”
  • Italian: “Bosso”
  • Karekare: “Bosso”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bosso”
  • Spanish: “Bosso”
  • Tyap: “Boso”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bosso”

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