Itas/Gadau 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 ...

Bauchi State Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) 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 Itas Itesiwaju. The town of Gadau is in the east of the area at . It has an area of 1,398 km and a population of 229,996 at the 2006 census. The predominant

ethnic group An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

in the area are 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 ...

in common with the other divisions of the state. The

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of the area is 751. The main campus of

Bauchi State University Bauchi State University Gadau (BASUG) , url=https://dailytrust.com/bauchi-govt-names-state-university-after-saadu-zungur/ , access-date=2023-01-03 , website=Daily Trust , language=en-GB is a state-owned university located in Bauchi State, Nigeri ...

is located in Gadau.

References

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