Biu
Biu is a local government area in southern Borno State, Nigeria. It boasts a rich cultural heritage spanning over six centuries. Located approximately 200 km from Maiduguri, the state capital, Biu has evolved into a significant urban centre.
- City with about 176,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 760 metres (2,500 feet)
- …is also known as “Biu, Nigeria”
- Description: Local government area in Borno state,Nigeria
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Latitude
10.6146° or 10° 36′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.191° or 12° 11′ 28″ east
Open location code
7F2JJ57R+R9
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Biu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيو”
- Bengali: “বিউ”
- Catalan: “Biu”
- Cebuano: “Biu (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Biu”
- Chinese: “比乌”
- Danish: “Biu”
- Dutch: “Biu”
- Finnish: “Biu”
- French: “Biu”
- Fulah: “Biu”
- Greek: “Μπίου”
- Gujarati: “બિવ”
- Hausa: “Biu”
- Hausa: “LGA”
- Hindi: “बीउ”
- Igbo: “Biu, Nigeria”
- Igbo: “Biu”
- Indonesian: “Biu”
- Italian: “Biu”
- Japanese: “ビウ”
- Kannada: “ಬಿಯು”
- Korean: “비우”
- Latvian: “Biju”
- Lithuanian: “Biu”
- Malay: “Biu”
- Marathi: “बिऊ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Biu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Biu”
- Polish: “Biu”
- Portuguese: “Biu”
- Russian: “Биу”
- Sinhala: “බියු”
- Slovak: “Biu”
- Spanish: “Biu, Nigeria”
- Spanish: “Biu”
- Swedish: “Biu”
- Tamil: “பியூ”
- Telugu: “బీఉ”
- Thai: “แบร์รา”
- Turkish: “Biu”
- Tyap: “Byu, Naijeriya”
- Tyap: “Byu”
- Ukrainian: “Бію”
- Urdu: “بیو”
- Vietnamese: “Biu”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Biu”
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