Billiri

Billiri
LGA and town
Billiri

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 9°50′N 11°09′E / 9.833°N 11.150°E / 9.833; 11.150Coordinates: 9°50′N 11°09′E / 9.833°N 11.150°E / 9.833; 11.150
Country  Nigeria
State Gombe State
Headquarters Billiri Town
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council Bello Iliya Samya
Area
 • Total 737 km2 (285 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
 • Total 202,144
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix 771
ISO 3166 code NG.GO.BI

Billiri (or Biliri) is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Billiri in the northeast of the area on the A345 highway at9°51′53″N 11°13′31″E / 9.86472°N 11.22528°E / 9.86472; 11.22528.

It has an area of 737 km² and a population of 202,144 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 771.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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