Tarauni

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Tarauni local government
Ƙaramar hukumar Tarauni
LGA
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Tarauni local government
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°58′00″N8°34′00″E / 11.9667°N 8.5667°E / 11.9667; 8.5667
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kano State
Government
  Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilHon. Abubakar zakari (habu P .A)
Area
  Total28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
  Total221,367
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
700
ISO 3166 code NG.KN.TR
Tarauni

Tarauni is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its Secretariat is in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of Kano.

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It has an area of 28 km2 and a population of 221,367 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 700. [1]

The Local Government has ten (10) Wards as follows,

Each ward has its own representative as councilor.

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References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.