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Biu

Local government area in Borno state,Nigeria
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Biu

Summary

Biu is a local government area of Nigeria[1]. Biu ranks in the top 5% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Biu is located in Borno State[3].
  • Biu is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Biu is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Biu's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].
  • Biu's Commons category is recorded as Biu, Nigeria[7].
  • Biu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[8].
  • Biu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.6111, 'lon': 12.195}[9].
  • Biu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.612777777778, 'lon': 12.194444444444}[10].
  • Biu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.8175, 'lon': 12.088333333333}[11].
  • Biu has a population of {'amount': '+175760'}[12].
  • Biu has a population of {'amount': '+109253'}[13].
  • Biu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].
  • Biu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hausa[15].

Body

Geography

Biu is in the country of Nigeria[4]. Biu is located in Borno State[3]. Biu is on the continent of Africa[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+175760'}[12] and {'amount': '+109253'}[13].

Designation and Status

Biu's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].

Why It Matters

Biu ranks in the top 5% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] Biu has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

College of Education, Waka-Biu Nigeria Nigerian Army University Biu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nigerianstat.gov.ng. Retrieved . nigerianstat.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nigerianstat.gov.ng. nigerianstat.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 10.6111, 'lon': 12.195}, {'lat': 10.612777777778, 'lon': 12.194444444444}, {'lat': 10.8175, 'lon': 12.088333333333}
    Population → {'amount': '+175760'}, {'amount': '+109253'}
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → local government area of Nigeria
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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