Borgu

For the Administrative Division of Nigeria, see Borgu Local Government Area. For the Administrative Division of Benin, see Borgou Department. For the traditional State, see Borgu Emirate. Not to be confused with the Borkou Region in northern Chad, also sometimes known as Borgu.
Borgu
Region of Benin and Nigeria
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Country Nigeria, Benin
StateNiger State
DepartmentBorgou Department
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Borguland

Borgu is a region in north-west Nigeria and in the northern Republic of Benin. It was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. People of Borgu are known as Bariba or Borgawa.