Kauru is a
Local Government Area in
southern Kaduna State
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
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Nigeria
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. The area is 3,186 km. Its headquarters are in the town of Kauru.
The
postal code
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of the area is 811.
Boundaries
Kauru
Local Government Area shares boundaries with
Zangon Kataf
Zangon Kataf ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include ...
Local Government Area to the southwest,
Kajuru
Kajuru ( Adara: Ajure) is a local government area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kajuru. The local government is located on longitude 9° 59'N and 10° 55'N and latitude 7° 34'E and 8° 13'E, with an area of ...
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Igabi
Igabi is a Local Government Area ( LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is chaired by the Executive Chairman - Jabir Khamis, It is one of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. Rigasa ward is under Igabi LGA, one of the largest ward in terms of popu ...
and
Soba Local Government Areas to the northwest,
Kubau Local Government Area to the north,
Lere Local Government Area to the northeast,
Kaura Local Government Area to the south and
Plateau State to southeast, respectively.
Administrative subdivisions
Kauru
Local Government Area consists of 11 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely:
# Badurum
# Bital
# Damakasuwa
# Dawaki
# Geshere
# Kamaru
# Kauru East
# Kauru West
# Kwassam
# Makami
# Pari
Population
Kauru
Local Government Area has an area of 2,810 km, with a population density of 106.3/km
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/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
Local Government Area consists of a number of ethnic groups and subgroups such as:
umaya/Ammala languageAbin
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Abishi,
Akurmi,
Anu,
Atsam,
Avori,
Irigwe,
Kaivi,
Koonu,
Ngmgbang. Others are:
Atyap
The Atyap people ( Tyap: ''A̱tyap'', singular: ''A̱tyotyap''; Hausa exonym: ''Kataf'', ''Katab'') are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. They speak the ...
,
Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
...
,
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
.
References
External link
Local Government Areas in Kaduna State
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