Kano State
Local Government Area · Kano State
Bunkure
About
Bunkure is a town and Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. It has an area of 487 square kilometres and a population of 170,891 at the 2006 census. The area is mainly inhabited by Hausa and Fulani people, and Islam is the predominant religion.
History
Bunkure local government was split from the defunct Rano local government under the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida policy of creating new local governments, which aimed to bring people closer to government. The district head has 31 village heads and 128 ward heads working under them, and the area has existed for more than 250 years.
Source: Wikipedia: Bunkure
Key Facts
State
Kano State
Area
487 km²
Population
170,891 (2006 census)