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Dutsin-Ma 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 ...
(LGA) in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dutsin Ma. Dutsinma is the administrative headquarters of the Dutsinma Local Government Area from its creation in 1976. The
Zobe Dam The Zobe Dam is in Dutsin-Ma local government area of Katsina State in the north of Nigeria. It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 19 m and a total length of 2,750 m. The dam has a storage capacity of 179 Mca and irrigation po ...
lies to the south of the town of Dutsin Ma. The LGA has an area of 527 square km and a population of 169,671 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 821.


History

The name Dutsin-ma was derived from a hunter's name that use to live on the main rock that is located at the heart of the town decades ago, his name was MA, and rock means (Dutsi) in the
Hausa language Hausa (; /; Ajami: ) is a Chadic language spoken by the Hausa people in the northern half of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern half of Niger, Chad and Sudan, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast. Hausa is a member ...
, so people started calling the rock as Dutsin-ma, then peoples started coming and dwelling near and around the rock due to the availability of water. Dutsin-ma became a Local Government in 1976. The chairman is the official Head of Local government. The inhabitants of the Local Government are predominantly Hausa and Fulani by tribe. Their main occupation is farming (irrigation, aquaculture, annual farming, etc.) and Animal rearing. Furthermore, On vehicle license plates, Dutsin-Ma is abbreviated as DTM. Federal University of Dutsin-Ma is located here.


References

5.Rabiu isyaku (MALELE)(1995-2017)."Geologist, Aquaculturalist. live in katsina metropolis.
Local Government Areas in Katsina State {{katsina-geo-stub