Businesses in Zuru

Categories in Zuru

Gas Station Telecommunications Service Provider Churches Mosques Computer Service Education Cafes Internet cafes Mobile Money Agent Hospitals Medical Center Medical clinic General Store

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Zuru

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping other	90
Education	18
Hospitals	10
Religion	9
Primary and elementary schools	9
Gas station	8
Computer programming, web design	7
Churches	7
Cafes	6
Shopping	5
Electronics stores	5

Zuru Facts

Area	10.4 km²
Population	129,930
Male Population	67,862 (52.2%)
Female Population	62,068 (47.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+109.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+5.9%
Median Age	16 years (Male: 15.2, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,423 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	11.43522, 5.23494
Postal Codes	872103, 872104, 872106, 872107, 872211, More

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Zuru Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	62,127	101,414	122,686	173,460	129,930	133,913	143,217
Population Density	5,988.1 / km²	9,774.8 / km²	11,825.2 / km²	16,719 / km²	12,523.4 / km²	12,907.3 / km²	13,804 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zuru Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 5.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zuru	+109.1%	+28.1%	+5.9%
Kebbi	—	—	—
Nigeria	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zuru Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zuru	16 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.2 yrs
Kebbi	15.8 yrs	16.6 yrs	15.1 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zuru Population Density

Population Density: 12,523 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zuru	129,930	10.4 km²	12,523 / km²
Kebbi	4.1 million	36,116.7 km²	114 / km²
Nigeria	182 million	909,042.9 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zuru Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Zuru Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,272	$2,001	$2,073	$4,641	$3,498	$4,199	$4,004	$4,423
Total GDP	$129.5M	$129M	$151.5M	$372.9M	$304.8M	$395.8M	$409.3M	$465.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Zuru CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zuru	57,975 tn	0.45 tn	5,587.9 tons/km²
Kebbi	1,755,022 tn	0.43 tn	48.6 tons/km²
Nigeria	86,705,254 tn	0.48 tn	95.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Zuru CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	57,975 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.45 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,587.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Zuru

Zuru is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zuru. It is also the Headquarters of Zuru Emirate. The Emirate comprises four local government areas, namely: Danko-Wasagu, Fakai, Sakaba and Zuru. has an ar..

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