Bodinga

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Bodinga | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = LGA and town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nigeria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Sokoto State | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Local Government Chairman | leader_name = Muhammad Shehu Dingyadi <ref>{{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}</ref> | established_title = Established | established_date = 1809 | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 564 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2006 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 175,406 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|12|53|N|5|10|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix | postal_code = 852 | area_code = | iso_code = NG.SO.BO | website = | footnotes = | founder = Abdullahi dan Fodio }} '''Bodinga''' is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bodinga. It was first established by Abdullahi dan Fodio in 1809.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Last |first=Murray |url=http://archive.org/details/sokotocaliphate0000last |title=The Sokoto Caliphate |date=1967 |publisher=[New York] Humanities Press |others=Internet Archive}}</ref>

It has an area of 564 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 175,406 at the 2006 census.<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]</ref>

The postal code of the area is 852.<ref>{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |accessdate=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-07 }}</ref>

== Climate == The climate changes throughout the year from a wet season that is primarily cloudy to a dry season that is mostly hot and partly cloudy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bodinga Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51480/Average-Weather-in-Bodinga-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Temperature === Bodinga has a warmer climate with a positive trend continuing to rise in temperature and a declining trend continuing to fall in temperature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Change Bodinga |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/climate-change/bodinga_nigeria_2346945 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=meteoblue |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Local government areas in Sokoto State