Auyo

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Auyo
LGA and town
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Nickname: 
[Takaddama Birnin Ruwa Tirakar Doki]
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Auyo
Coordinates: 12°21′36″N9°59′8″E / 12.36000°N 9.98556°E / 12.36000; 9.98556
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Jigawa State
Local Government HeadquartersAuyo
Government
  Local Government ChairmanMuhammed Sani (APC)
Area
  Total198 sq mi (512 km2)
Population
 (2006)
  Total132,001
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Auyo

Auyo is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Auyo.

It has an area of 512 km2 and a population of 132,001 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 731. [1]

The Auyokawa language, now extinct, was formerly spoken in Auyo. [2]

And its Also has ten (10) political words which include:

Auyo, Auyokayi, Ayama, Ayan, Gatafa, Gamafoi, Gamsarka, Kafur, Tsidir, and Unik.

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References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "Auyokawa". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-25.