Malam Madori is a town and

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(LGA) in the north of

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. As of the 2006 it had a population of 164,791. It has an area of 766 km² and a population of 164,791 at the 2006 census.

History

Malam Madu founded Mallam Madori around 1930. A railway station was built around the time, which brought about commercial prosperity. People from nearby towns, such as Dakido, Talaku, Dunari and

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migrated to Mallam Madori for commercial opportunities. Before the railroad was built, farmers transported their goods to nearby markets by pack animal. The advent of the railroad line allowed local farmers to purchase groundnut grinding machines between 1955 and 1957

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existed in Malam Madori until the 1970s.

Communities

The Malam Madori LGA includes nearby towns, such as the Dunari community northwest Malam Madori. Dunari is a small town with a population of 10,876, about 6.6% of the total population of the Mallam Madori LGA. Dunari is also the headquarters of a political ward (Dunari Ward), one of eleven wards that comprise the Mallam Madori LGA. Also Includes Malam Madori Bare bari, Kampala, who are mainly migrants from Walmari and kufai (former Malam Madori).

Economy

Mallam Madori holds a weekly market, where farmers go to trade goods. The main local crop is groundnuts and

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. There is a hospital in Malam Madori. Market day holds on Tuesdays of every week.

Geography

Two water points provide water for Mallam Madori town. The Dunari Water Consumers Association (WCA), in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Sector Reform Program (WSSRP) work together on water issues in the community. WCA Dunari also provided PPP Toilet at Dunari community to improve the hygiene of the area.

Demographics

The original inhabitants of Mallam Madori were Fulani and Kanuri.

Transportation

The Kano-Nguru

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

line runs through Mallam Madori.

References

*Michael (1993), Bgambo (2011) *Kano State Groundnut Board *Madaki Gauyama senior councillor, Hadejia emirate council *Dodo (2016) {{LGAs and communities of Jigawa State Usman Aliyu Mallam Madori. Local Government Areas in Jigawa State