Tarauni
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

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

*
Jobawa ) , , image= , 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 {{kano-geo-stub