Bungudu

About

Bungudu is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria, covering a town of the same name on the Sokoto River. It has an area of 2,293 square kilometres and a population of 257,917 at the 2006 census. The area is largely agricultural, with most residents working as subsistence farmers who grow a wide range of crops. Hunting, pottery making and trade are also important, and several marketplaces in the area sell a broad range of goods.