Kura 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 ...

Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

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 are in the town of Kura on the A2 highway. It has an area of 206 km and a population of 144,601 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 711.

Climate

In Kura, the dry season is partly gloomy, the wet season is unpleasant, and the weather is partly hot around the year. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 54°F and 101°F; it is rarely lower or higher than 49°F or 106°F. The hot season, which runs from March 14 to May 18, lasts for 2.1 months and with daily highs that average more than 98°F. April is the hottest month of the year in Kura, with typical high

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of 101°F and low temperatures of 73°F. The average daily maximum temperature during the 1.8-month mild season, which runs from December 1 to January 27, is below 89°F. At an average low of 55°F and high of 87°F, January is the coldest month of the year in Kura.

Religion

The main religion practice in kura is Islam with little Christianity.

Geography

Kura Local Government Area has an average temperature of 32

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and a total area of 206 square kilometers. The Rafin Kura River flows through the region, and the average humidity is 34%. In Kura Local Government Area, there is an estimated 1300 mm of precipitation annually.

References

Local Government Areas in Kano State {{kano-geo-stub