{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Goronyo | 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 = Bashir Balla V <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_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1704 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2006 Census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 182296 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|13|27|11|N|5|40|35|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 = 842 | area_code = | iso_code = NG.SO.GO | website = | footnotes = }} '''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 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 182,296 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 842.<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>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Goronyo Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51491/Average-Weather-in-Goronyo-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Goronyo, Sokoto, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/sokoto/goronyo |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref>
=== Temperature === In Goronyo, the months of April and January have the greatest and lowest temperatures respectively throughout the year.<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{LGAs and communities of Sokoto State}}
Category:Local government areas in Sokoto State
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