Kagarko | |
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LGA and Town | |
Nickname: Garin Bubu | |
Coordinates: 9°27′0″N 7°41′0″E / 9.45000°N 7.68333°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Kaduna State |
Headquarters | Kagarko Town |
Government | |
• Executive Chairman | Nasara Auza Rabo |
• Vice chairman | Mustapha Gidado |
Area | |
• Total | 910 sq mi (2,356 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 239,058 |
• Density | 355/sq mi (137.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
ISO 3166 code | NG.KD.KG[1] |
Website | www.kagarkolocalgovernment.com |
Kagarko is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagarko. It has an area of 2,356 km2 and a population of 239,058 at the 2006 census.[2] The Local Government Council is chaired by Nasara Rabo.[3] The postal code is 802.[4]
Kagarko (Wogon) Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the north, Jaba LGA to the east; Paikoro and Gurara LGAs to the west and Tafa LGA to the southwest all of Niger State; Bwari LGA of the FCT; and Karu LGA of Nasarawa State to the south, respectively.[5][6]
Kagarko Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely:[7]
It also comprises about eleven districts, which are:
The people are predominantly farmers. The Batinor (Koro) people is the dominant group in the area. Others are Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa and Adara. They are very hard working and mostly farmers, about 70% of ginger produced in Kaduna State is from Kagarko.
The climate is warm to hot throughout the year, with the wet season being oppressive and overcast and the dry season being mild and partly cloudy.[8][9][10]
Kagarko consists of three chiefdoms:[11]