Kaita 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 ...

, sharing a border in the north with the

Republic of Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesAminu Bello Masari Aminu Bello Masari (born 29 May 1950) is a Nigerian politician and current Governor of Katsina State. He was the Commissioner for works, housing and transport Katsina state from 1991 to 1993. He was the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representa ...

Villages in Kaita

There are many villages under Kaita that are traditionally headed by District Heads or Magaddai as they are called in

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. The villages serve as wards and so produce the local government councillors. Prominent among these villages include Dankama,

Girka Girka (Arabic and Ajami غرك) is a village in Kaita Local Government Katsina State, Nigeria. The word 'Girka' in Hausa may literally mean 'to base (something on).' It may also mean 'the spiritual activities of Bori.' The latter meaning has no ...

, Dutsen Safe, Yandaki and Yanhoho.

Population

It has an area of 925 km and a population of 184,401 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 820.

References

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