Rafi 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
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the North Central (Nigeria), North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory, to the north by Kebbi State and Zamfara State, ...
,
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
Kagara on the
A125 highway. The southern border of the area is the
Kaduna River
The Kaduna River is a tributary of the Niger River which flows for through Nigeria. It got its name from the crocodiles that lived in the river and surrounding area. Kaduna (city), Kaduna in the native dialect, Hausa language, Hausa, was the w ...
. Towns in the LGA include
Tegina, and
Pandogari
It has an area of 3,680 km and a population of 181,929 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 numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...
of the area is 922.
Languages in Rafi
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Bassa
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Hausa
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Fulah
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Ura
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Pangu
Pangu or Pan Gu (also sometimes spelled Peng Gu and P’an-ku)
( zh, t=盤古, ) is a primordial being and creation figure in Chinese mythology and in Taoism. According to legend, Pangu separated heaven and earth, and his body later became ge ...
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Kamuku
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Ngwe
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Kambari
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Gwari
References
Local Government Areas in Niger State
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