Sanga (also Igbunbu) 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 southern

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. Its headquarters is in the town of Gbantu ('' Hausa:'' Gwantu). The Local Government Council is chaired by Bisallah Malam. It has an area of 1,821 km and had a population of 151,485 as at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 801.

Boundaries

Sanga

(LGA) shares boundaries with just a single local government area in southern

, Jema'a LGA to the west. The rest of its boundaries are shared with Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, and Riyom LGAs of

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to the east; and

Akwanga Akwanga is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akwanga. It has an area of 996 km and a population of 513,930 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in ...

, Karu,

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, and Wamba LGAs of

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to the south respectively.

Geography

Sanga Local Government Area has an average temperature of 32

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and a total area of 781 square kilometers. The two distinct seasons that the Local Government Area experiences are the dry and the rainy seasons, with an average wind speed of 10 km/h throughout the region.

Population

Sanga

according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 151,485. Its population was projected by th
''National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics''
to be 204,500 by March 21, 2016.

People

The people of Sanga

include the Nandu, Ningon, Tari, Ayu, Ninzam,

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, Ninte, Mada (Mœda), Nungu and others of related origin, spoken language and historic affiliations.

Administrative subdivisions

Sanga Local Government have 10 wards and subdivisions; namely # Wasa Station Ward # Arak Ward # Nandu Ward # Gwantu Ward # Ninzam North Ward # Ninzam South Ward # Ninzam West Ward # Ayu Ward # Bokana Ward # Aboro Ward # Fadan Karshi Ward

Languages

Sanga, being a

in southern part of

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, shares boundaries with

, in

Nassarawa state Nasarawa is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territo ...

and Riyom, in

as well as Ninzo are among the main spoken languages in the area, spoken both in Sanga and neighbouring LGAs like Jema'a, in

. Mada (Mœda), being one of the languages widely spoken in

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and Karu

s of

Nassarawa State Nasarawa is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territo ...

and Sanga and Jema'a

s of

. Some of these Mada communities have settled in Sanga for more than two centuries, there are communities in Sanga that are solely Mada-speaking. Ayu and Ahwai are also spoken in Sanga LGA.

Economic activities

Sanga LGA is a known area for abundant Agricultural heritage.Crops such as sugar cane, onions, rice and millet are cultivated from their land. Domestic animals like cows, goats and rams are reared and sold as a means of livelihood for settlers of Sanga. Sanga people also have a skill of Blacksmithing, pottery and craftsmanship to make a living.

2014 attacks

On 27 June 2014:

In Sanga LGA of
Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
, 32 people were killed by gunmen suspected to be
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militia ... Amber, a village of about 5,000 people, was ransacked ... In Paa, a village close to Gwantu, the town was attacked ... Ten people were killed. The town is also burnt down ... All Ninzom villages, including Gwantu, the LGA, headquarters of Sanga, were deserted as people ran to police stations, primary and secondary schools in nearby towns and into neighbouring states ... The tense situation in the area was making distribution of relief materials to about 50,000 displaced persons almost impossible."

Notable people

* Comfort Amwe, politician * Obadiah Mailafia, economist, politician * Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe medical doctor, politician

References

{{Kaduna State Sanga Local Government Areas in Kaduna State