Kauru is a

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. The area is 3,186 km. Its headquarters are in the town of Kauru. The

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of the area is 811.

Boundaries

Kauru

shares boundaries with

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to the southwest,

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and

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s to the northwest, Kubau

to the north, Lere

to the northeast, Kaura

to the south and

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to southeast, respectively.

Administrative subdivisions

Kauru

consists of 11 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely: # Badurum # Bital # Damakasuwa # Dawaki # Geshere # Kamaru # Kauru East # Kauru West # Kwassam # Makami # Pari

Population

Kauru

has an area of 2,810 km, with a population density of 106.3/km 016/small> and annual population change of +3.05%/year. Its population was recorded to be 221,276, based on the March 21, 2006 census records. In terms of gender count, 111,119 was recorded for males and 110,157 for females. Its population was projected by th
''National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics''
to be 298,700 by March 21, 2016.

People

Kauru

consists of a number of ethnic groups and subgroups such as: umaya/Ammala language

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, Abishi, Akurmi,

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, Avori, Irigwe, Kaivi, Koonu, Ngmgbang. Others are:

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References

External link

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