Kwaya Kusar
Kwaya Kusar | |
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Local Government Area and town | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Headquarters | Kwaya Kusar |
| Area | |
• Total | 732 km2 (283 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 56,500 |
| • Density | 77.2/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 603 |
Kwaya Kusarⓘ is a town and Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria.
It has an area of 732 km2 and a population of 56,500 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 603.[1]
The inhabitants speak the Bura language. They are mostly subsistence farmers.
It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]
History
[edit]Kwaya Kusar is located in southern Borno State and is part of the historic Biu area. The area is predominantly inhabited by the Bura (Bura-Pabir) people, whose communities have long occupied parts of present-day Kwaya Kusar, Biu, Hawul, Shani and Bayo.[3]
During the colonial period, Kwaya Kusar became part of the Biu administrative system. The British established Biu Division in 1918, and the area later became part of the Biu Federation.[4]
Kwaya Kusar developed into a local administrative centre and was recognised as a Local Government Area by the early 1990s.
Climatic Condition
[edit]With temperatures ranging from 16 °C (61 °F) to 39 °C (103 °F), the climate has two distinct seasons: a hot, oppressive rainy season and a scorching, windy, and partly cloudy dry season.[5][6]
Kwaya Kusar has a tropical continental climate with a short rainy season from June to September and a long dry season marked by Harmattan winds. Temperatures generally range from 24 °C (75 °F) to 38 °C (100 °F), and the area receives between 700 millimetres (28 in) and 1,000 millimetres (39 in) of rainfall annually.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Abubakar, Sadiq (14 November 2025). "Bura Babur nation in perspective; their tradition, culture, and language". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ III, Admin (8 December 2015). "Biu: The place, the people, their history". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "Kwaya Kusar Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Kwaya Kusar, Borno, NigeriaWeather Forecast and Conditions - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Weather Dallas". meteoblue. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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