Goronyo
LGA and town in Sokoto State, Nigeria
13°27′11″N 5°40′35″E / 13.45306°N 5.67639°E / 13.45306; 5.67639![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png)
(2006 Census)
842
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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.[1] The postal code of the area is 842.[2]
The LGA is the location of the Goronyo Dam, upstream of Goronyo town to the east.
Climate
The climate has two distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from 62°F to 105°F during the hot, oppressive wet season and blistering, windy dry season.[3][4]
Temperature
In Goronyo, the months of April and January have the greatest and lowest temperatures respectively throughout the year.[3]
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State capital: Sokoto
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- ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ a b "Goronyo Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Goronyo, Sokoto, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.