Alkaleri is a
Local Government Area of
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the e ...
, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Alkaleri (or Alkalere) on the
A345 highway in the north of the area at.
The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the LGA.
It has an area of 5,918 km
2 and a population of 329,424 at the 2006 census.
The predominant
ethnic group in the area are the
fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
, Kanuri, Dugurawa, Guruntawa and Labur "Jaku" people.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
of the area is 743.
Districts
The districts of the local government are Pali, Duguri, and Gwana. Major towns and villages of the local government like Fanti, Gar, Gokaru, Guma, Gwaram etc. including the local government headquarters, Alkaleri are located in the Pali district.
Duguri district is the home to Yankari -West Africa's premier game reserve, and consists of towns and villages like Badara, Dagudi, Dan, Gajin Duguri, Mainamaji, Yashi, Yelwan Duguri, and the historic Duguri.
Gwana is located in the southeastern part of the local government.
References
Local Government Areas in Bauchi State
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