Buruku is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buruku. It covers an area of 1,246 k…Buruku is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buruku. It covers an area of 1,246 km² and has a population of 203,721 according to the 2006 census. Over 80% of adults in this rural population are engaged in food crop production but each household also holds some livestock and citrus farm. The crop farmers produce yams, cassava, soyabeans, rice, groundnuts, sesame seed, beans, guinea corn, millet, bambara nuts, ginger, sugar cane, and maize. Buruku is a riverine local government area with large areas of Katsina-Ala River Basin where sugar cane is planted in commercial quantity. Rice is also produced in commercial quantities along the River Katsina-Ala basin and its streams/tributaries. Popular local markets in Buruku LGA are Ityowanye, Adi, Abwa, Buruku, Adogo, Kur, Usen, Agwabi, Ortese-Mbashian, Gbanyam, Ugah, Jingir, and Dogo/Wuna. Buruku has a large citrus and soya beans market at Ityowanye.
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