Kaduna South

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Kaduna South
Kaduna ta Kudu(Hausa)
Ka̱duna Ka̱tak(Jju)
Ka̱duna A̱tak(Tyap)
LGA
Barnawa market ambience 2.jpg
A street in Barnawa market
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kaduna State
Headquarters Makera, Kakuri.
Government
 • Executive chairmanYakubu Jarimi
Area
 • Total17.8 sq mi (46.2 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total402,731
 • Density30,560/sq mi (11,799/km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code NG.KD.KS [1]
Kaduna South

Kaduna South is a Local Government Area in the Kaduna Metropolis of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Makera. Other wards are Barnawa, Tudun Wada, Tudun Nupawa, Television, Kakuri, Unguwar Muazu, Kabala West, Sabon Gari, Badikko, Unguwar Sanusi and Kurmin Mashi. It has an area of about 46.2 km2. [2] The postal code of the area is 800. [3]

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Boundaries

Kaduna South Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with three Local Government Areas: Kaduna North LGA to the north, Chikun LGA to the south and Igabi LGA to the northwest, respectively. [4] [5]

Administrative subdivisions

Kaduna South Local Government Area consists of 13 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions or Wards), namely: [6]

  1. Badiko
  2. Barnawa
  3. Kakuri Gwari
  4. Kakuri Hausa
  5. Makera
  6. Sabon Gari North
  7. Sabon Gari South
  8. Television
  9. Tudun Nupawa
  10. Tudun Wada North
  11. Tudun Wada South
  12. Tudun Wada West
  13. Unguwan Sanusi

Demographics

It has an area of about 46.2 km2 and a population of 402,731 as of 2006 census. [2]

People

The area has a mixed population, comprising Nigerian ethnic groups amongst which include: Adara, Atyap, Bajju, Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa, Idoma, Igala, Igbo, Nupe and Yoruba, amongst others, practicing different religion.

Geography

With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, Kaduna South Local Government Area has a total size of roughly 59 square kilometers. With an estimated elevation of 650 meters above sea level, the Local Government Area's landscape is primarily flat. The two main seasons in Kaduna South Local Government Area are the dry and the rainy seasons. [7]

Economic Activities

Trade is a vital feature of the economy of Kaduna south where variety of commodities are bought and sold in there markets: makera, kakuri and kasuwar Barci. The important enterprises engaged in by the people include trading, rearing of animals and craftsmanship. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. 1 2 "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Kaduna South, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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