Tarauni 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 ...
in
Kano State
Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its Secretariat is in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of
Kano
Kano may refer to:
Places
*Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria
* Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State
**Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries
**Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...
.
It has an area of 28 km and a population of 221,367 at the 2006 census.
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 700.
The Local Government has ten (10) Wards as follows,
*Tarauni Ward
*Gyadi-Gyadi Arewa Ward
*Gyadi-Gyadi Kudu Ward
*Darmawa Ward
*Daurawa Ward
*Babban Giji Ward
*Hotoro Ward
*Unguwa Uku Cikin Gari Ward,
*Unguwa Uku Kauyen Alu Ward
*Unguwar Gano Ward
Each ward has its own representative as councilor.
Notable Clans
*
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,
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, population= over 5 million (2013)
, popplace=Nigeria, Niger
, rels= Islam
, langs=Fulani Foreign Languages: English, French, Hausa, Arabic
, related= Fulani, Sullubawa, Muallimawa, Madinawa, Dambazawa, Yolawa, Modibawa, Danejawa, J ...
Notable Dynasties
*
Muallimawa
*
Madinawa
Notable Personalities
* Dalhatu Bayero
* Musa Gwadabe
* Mustapha Dangi
*
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila (21 March 1946 – 11 January 2003) was a Nigerian politician and administrator. One of the first administrators to inherit the post first republican administrative structure instituted by the military, served the Local Edu ...
* Alhaji Jibir Wudil
*
Bello Maitama Yusuf
Senator. Alh. Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf GCON Sardaunan Dutse (born April, 1947) is a Nigerian politician, Businessman and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was the Minister for Internal Affairs in 1979 and Minister for Commerce in 1982. ...
* Justice Sanusi Ado Ma'aji
* Sa'ad Asad Mohammed
* Senator Isa Kachako
*
Lawan Musa Abdullahi
Lawan Musa Abdullahi also known as M. A. Lawan (born 25 March 1970) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is the Attorney-General and commissioner for justice in Kano State. He is a former chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Kano State branc ...
* Aliyu Abdullahi Sumaila
* Garba Imam
* Musa Magami
* Isa Gambo Dutse
* Senator Ahmed Zakari
* Ado Gwaram
* Arch Ibrahim Haruna
* Engr Mamman Abdullahi Umar
* Barrister Ahmed Abdullahi Sumaila, Danisan Wudil
* Barrister Aliyu Umar
* Alhaji Bagudu Birnin Kebbi
* Alh Nura Alkassim Gulu
References
Local Government Areas in Kano State
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