Damakasuwa

Damakasuwa
Town
Damakasuwa
Coordinates: 09°58′N08°32′E / 9.967°N 8.533°E / 9.967; 8.533 [1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Damakasuwa is a town and headquarters of the Tsam Chiefdom of the Atsam people ^[2] in Kauru Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. ^[3] The postal code of the area is 811. ^[4]

Geography

Damakasuwa is a village in southern Kaduna state and has an elevation of 809 meters above sea level and its population amount to 171,672 ^[5] . Damakasuwa is situated nearby to Unguwar Rana and Unguwar Doka.

The following are some major GPS points near Damakasuwa include:

Unguwar Rana

Unguwar Doka

Talo

Riban

Fadan Chawai

Mariri

Piti

Chawai

Baduru

Bari Forest Reserve

Kurmin Rizga

Zaria Native Area Number 10

Kitbin

Wafi Forest Reserve

Bakin Kogi

Damakasua Forest Reserve

Zaria Native Area Number 11

See also

• List of villages in Kaduna State

References

1. "Q: What is Latitude and Longitude of the Damakasuwa city of Nigeria?". NTI. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
2. "Ministry of Local Government Affairs". Kaduna State Government. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
3. "Damakasuwa, Nigeria". Places in the World. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
4. "Post Offices - with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
5. "Damakasuwa - Kaduna State Map, Weather and Photos - Nigeria: populated place - Lat:9.96667 and Long:8.53333". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2025-08-29.