Tudun Wada | |
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Suburb | |
  Tudun Wada | |
| Coordinates: 10°30′44″N7°24′44″E / 10.51222°N 7.41222°E [1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Kaduna South |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Tudun Wada is a suburb in Kaduna South Local Government Area located in the city of Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria, Nigeria. [1] The postal code of the area is 800. Tudun Wada is also a ward that is part of the Kaduna South local government.
"Tudun Wada" (name) was derived from Hausa words: "Tudu" (hill) and "Wada" (richness), The area was originally created by British colonists to make up segregated towns for northerners who were not local residents. It is a populated place, known as a community where people live and work.
Kaduna was established in 1924 as a result of inflow of people from different part of the country coming to Kaduna to fine source of living. The population in the area are not Hausa but different ethnic groups such as Igbo, Tiv, Yoruba etc. [2]
Business activity is known as Kasuwar Barci markets a popular market for people outside Kaduna for the wholesale and retail sellers of bales of items. The market contribution to the economy development of the Kaduna South local government and the entire Kaduna state development. The market opens every day for business activities. [2]
Tudun Wada is a densely populated area in Kaduna state with 376,100 population in 2022.
It is very important to know and differentiate it from other places/local government bearing the similar name.
Also to be noted is that some other cities in Northern Nigeria have neighborhoods with the same name. [4] This is similar to towns and cities having a section named Sabon Gari.
Tudun Wada has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season. The weather is hot all year round, with partly cloudy skies during the dry season and oppressive, overcast circumstances during the wet season. The average annual temperature is between 54°F and 98°F, though it can occasionally fall below 48°F or soar beyond 103°F. The coldest month is usually January, with average highs of 86°F and lows of 55°F. [5]
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)This, according to the historians, is obtainable in all ancient Hausa cities in the North, where emirs allocated places outside the main city for settlers, who were largely Muslims from the North, and named it Tudun Wada.
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