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Anka 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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in
Zamfara State Zamfara (; ; Adlam script, Adlam: ) is a States of Nigeria, state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current List of Governors of Zamfara State, governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Soko ...
,
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its headquarters is in the town of Anka at . It has an area of 2,746 km and a population of 142,280 at the 2006
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. Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara is situated in the town of Anka as the chamber region covers different networks of Dan Galadima, Bagega, Waramu, Wuya, Yar'sabaya, Magaji, Sabon-Birni, Matseri and Barayar-Zaki. Anka local government region is one of the local government regions in Zamfara state Nigeria. It has its regulatory central command situated in Anka town. It is in the western part of the state of Zamfara. It is limited towards the north by Bakula and Talata Mafara nearby government regions, towards the east by Maru neighborhood government region, towards the south likewise by Maru neighborhood government region and towards the west by Bukkuyum neighborhood government region and Sokoto state. The
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of the area is 890.


Climate

In Anka, the dry
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is oppressively hot and partially cloudy, while the wet season is oppressively hot and predominantly cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 59 to 103
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, rarely falling below 54 or rising over 107. From March to May is the hot season, which lasts for two months and has an
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daily high
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of over 99 °F. In Anka, April is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 102 °F and low of 76 °F. From July 7 to October 2, the cold season, which has an average daily high temperature below 89 °F, lasts for 2.8 months. With an average low of 60 °F and high of 92 °F, January is the coldest month of the year in Anka.


Anka local government area Chairman

The Executive Chairman of Anka Local Government Council is Alh Ahmed Balarabe Anka.


Primary school enrolment In Anka

Anka local government area has a total primary school enrollment of 17,726, which has been concluded by combining the Total number of male and female students in all of the local government area. # Male = fifteen thousand one hundred and seventy-two. (15,172) # Female = two thousand five hundred and fifty-four. (2,554) This enrolment took place in the years between 1993 and 1999.


Total number of ward in Anka local government area

Anka local government area of Zamfara state has a total number of 10 wards. These include: # Bagega # Barayar Zaki # Dan Galadima # Galadima # Magaji # Masteri # Sabon Birini # Waramu # Wuya # Yar'sabaya


Districts Under Anka LGA Includes

* Dan Galadima * Bagega * Waramu * Wuya * Yar'sabaya * Magaji * Sabon-Birni * Matseri * Barayar-Zaki


Climate

The climate has a blistering, cloudy dry season with temperatures ranging from 59 °F to 103 °F, as well as a hot, oppressive rainy season with predominantly cloudy skies.


References

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