Goronyo
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Goronyo is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State
, Nigeria
. Its headquarters are in the town of Goronyo, on the Sokoto River
. It has an area of 1,704 km² and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
of the area is 842.
The LGA is the location of the Goronyo Dam
, upstream of Goronyo town to the east.
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Goronyo, on the Sokoto River
Sokoto River
The Sokoto River is a river in north-west Nigeria and a tributary of the River Niger. The river's source is near Funtua in the south of Katsina State, some 275 km in straight line from Sokoto...
. It has an area of 1,704 km² and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
of the area is 842.
The LGA is the location of the Goronyo Dam
Goronyo Dam
The Goronyo Dam impounds the Rima River in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto State in the north of Nigeria. It was completed in 1984 and commissioned in 1992...
, upstream of Goronyo town to the east.