Kagarko is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagarko. It has an area of 2,356 km and a population of 239,058 at the 2006 census. The Local Government Council is chaired by Nasara Rabo. The

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is 802.

Boundaries

Kagarko (Wogon)

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shares boundaries with

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to the north, Jaba

to the east,

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to west and the FCT to the south, respectively.

People

The people are predominantly farmers. The Batinor (Koro) people is the dominant group in the area. Others are

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and Adara. They are very hard working and mostly farmers, about 70% of ginger produced in Kaduna State is from Kagarko.

Traditional stools

Kagarko consists of three chiefdoms: # Kagarko Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Alh. Sa'ad Abubakar, with headquarters in Kagarko Town # Jere Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Dr. Sa'ad Usman (OFR) with headquarters in Jere. # Koro Chiefdom: Headed by the Ere-Koro, Ere Yohanna Akaito (JP), with headquarters in Uhucha;

References

External links

Local Government Areas in Kaduna State {{Kaduna-geo-stub