Baruten

Baruten is a Local Government Area in the North Central district of Kwara State, Nigeria, sharing a long border with the Republic of Benin. The local government begins in Ilesha Baruba and ends in Chikanda which is the border town. Its headquarters is in the town of Kosubosu.

Baruten
LGA
Baruten
Coordinates: 9°35′N 3°15′E
Country Nigeria
StateKwara State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Suno Boni mosque in Kosubosu.

The main language of Baruten is Baruba. other languages include Yoruba, French, Pidgin, Hausa, and Fulani. Chikanda, the border town, is known for oil importation and exportation.

It has an area of 9,749 km2 (3,764 sq mi) and a population of 209,459 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 242.[1]

The Baruten LGA includes a part of the Borgu Game Reserve.[2]

References
  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-21.


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