Ingawa is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

Katsina State Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. Its headquarters are in the town of Ingawa. It has an area of 892 km and a population of 169,753 at the 2006 census. And the current chairman of the local government is Alhaji Ibrahim Mamman and the Emir (Sarki) of the district is Alhaji Babangida Sule Abubakar Dambo Sarkin Fulani Dambo. The

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of the area is 823.

History

Ingawa became a Local Government in May, 1989. The chairman is the official Head of Local government. The inhabitants of the Local Government are predominantly Hausa and Fulani by tribe. Their main occupation is farming and animal rearing. Moreover, On vehicle

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s, Ingawa is abbreviated as NGW. The local government Education Authority Ingawa was established in 1989 after the creation of Ingawa Local Government out of defunct Kankia local government. The following served as Education secretaries from 1999 to date. 1. Alhaji Tukur Saude - 1999 – 2002 2. Alhaji Yusuf Bara’u - 2002 - 2012 3. Alhaji Abdu Ibrahim Yandoma - 2012 - Date.

References

Local Government Areas in Katsina State {{katsina-geo-stub