Baruten

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Baruten is a local government area in western Kwara State, Nigeria, known for its border location near the Republic of Benin and its predominantly rural, agrarian communities.

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Baruten canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Local Government Area
borderWith Benin
linked to: Burkina Faso

Republic of Benin
linked to: Benin
country Nigeria
governingBody Baruten Local Government Council
hasAdministrativeHeadquarters Kosubosu
hasAgrarianCommunities True
hasBorderTrade Yes
hasClimate Tropical savanna climate
hasCommonLanguage Baatonun
Bariba
Fulfulde
Yoruba
hasISOCode NG.KW.BA (informal/derived)
hasMainEconomicActivity Agriculture
Animal husbandry
Trade
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPrimarySectorDominance Agriculture
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
Traditional African religions
hasSettlement Ilesha Baruba
Kosubosu
Okuta
Yashikira
isBorderArea True
isInEthnoLinguisticArea Bariba cultural area
Yoruba cultural area
linked to: Yorubaland
isPredominantly Rural
isRuralArea True
isSubdivisionOf Federal Republic of Nigeria
linked to: Nigeria
leaderTitle Local Government Chairman
locatedIn Kwara State NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Western Kwara State
linked to: Kwara State
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time
locatedOn Nigeria–Benin border
partOf North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
postalCodePrefix 242
subdivisionName1 Kwara State NERFINISHED
subdivisionName2 Nigeria
subdivisionType Local Government Area
utcOffset +1

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Asa sharesStateWith Baruten