Sanga (also Igbunbu) is a Local Government Area in southern

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. Its headquarters is in the town of Gbantu (''

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:'' Gwantu). The Local Government Council is chaired by Bisallah Malam. It has an area of 1,821 km and had a population of 151,485 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 801.

Boundaries

Sanga Local Government Area shares boundaries with just a single local government area in southern

Jema'a Jema'a (also written ''Ajemaa'' and ''Jama'a'') is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria with headquarters at Kafanchan. The Local Government Council is chaired by Yunana Barde. It has an area of 1,384 km2 and a population ...

Local Government Area to the west. The rest of its boundaries are shared with Plateau State to the east and

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to the south respectively.

Population

Sanga Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 151,485. Its population was projected by th
''National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics''
to be 204,500 by March 21, 2016.

People

The people of Sanga Local Government Area include the Ninzam,

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, Ninte,

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(Mœda),

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and others of related origin, spoken language and historic affiliations.

Administrative subdivisions

Sanga Local Government ha 10 wards and subdivisions; namely #Wasa #Arak #Nandu #Gwantu #Ninzo North #Ninzo South #Ninzo West #Ayu #Bokana #Aboro #Karshi

Languages

Sanga, being a Local Government Area in southern part of

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 ...

, shares boundaries with

Akwanga Akwanga is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi ...

, in

Nassarawa state Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Terr ...

and

Riyom Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Riyom to the north of the Area at . It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has bou ...

, in Plateau State.

as well as Ninzo are among the main spoken languages in the area, spoken both in Sanga and neighbouring LGAs like

, in

(Mœda), being one of the languages widely spoken in

Kokona Kokona is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Garaku. It has an area of 1,844 km and a population of 109,749 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in ...

Keffi Keffi is a town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. Keffi is 50 kilometers from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located in Keffi sitting along Keffi-Akwanga express way. It has an area of 138 km and a ...

and Karu Local Government Areas of

Nassarawa State Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Terr ...

and Sanga and

Local Government Areas of

. Some of these

communities have settled in Sanga for more than two centuries, there are communities in Sanga that are solely

-speaking. Ayu and Ahwai are also spoken in Sanga LGA.

2014 attacks

On 27 June 2014:

In Sanga LGA of Kaduna State, 32 people were killed by gunmen suspected to be
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militia ... Amber, a village of about 5,000 people, was ransacked ... In Paa, a village close to Gwantu, the town was attacked ... Ten people were killed. The town is also burnt down ... All Ninzom villages, including Gwantu, the LGA, headquarters of Sanga, were deserted as people ran to police stations, primary and secondary schools in nearby towns and into neighbouring states ... The tense situation in the area was making distribution of relief materials to about 50,000 displaced persons almost impossible."

Notable people

* Obadiah Mailafia, economist, politician * Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe medical doctor, politician

References

Local Government Areas in Kaduna State {{kaduna-geo-stub