Karaye 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 ...
and Headquarter of
Karaye Emirate Council in
Kano State,
Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Karaye.
It has an area of 479 km and a population of 141,407 at the 2006 census.
It accommodates the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kano State.
Karaye is the home of
Challawa Gorge Dam
The Challawa Gorge Dam is in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State in the Northwest of Nigeria, about 90 km southwest of Kano city. It is a major reservoir on the Challawa River, a tributary of the Kano River, which is the main trib ...
. It is a major reservoir on the
Challawa River, a tributary of the
Kano River, which is the main tributary of the
Hadejia River.
The
postal code of the area is 704.
References
Local Government Areas in Kano State
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