Bayo, Nigeria

Bayo is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town Briyel.[1]

Briyel Bayo, Nigeria
Briyel Bayo, Nigeria is located in Nigeria
Briyel Bayo, Nigeria
Briyel Bayo, Nigeria
Coordinates: 10.2729°N 11.6613°E / 10.2729; 11.6613
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Population
 (2006)
  Total78,978
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 956 km2 and a population of 78,978 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 603.[2]

It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[3]

References

  1. "Governor Zulum, we need more secondary schools in Bayo LGA". Daily Trust. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.


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