Kaita is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria, sharing a border in the north with the Republic of Niger. Its headquarters is in the town of Kaita.
Kaita | |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname: Garin Bare | |
Coordinates: 13°04′50″N 7°45′14″E / 13.08056°N 7.75389°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Katsina |
Government | |
• Chairman | Engr. Bello Lawal Yandaki |
• Traditional ruler | AbdulKarim Kabir Usman |
• Traditional authority | Sarkin Sullubawa |
Area | |
• Total | 925 km2 (357 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 184,401 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 820 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.KT.KT |
Its current Transitions Committee Chairman, Engineer Bello Lawal Yandaki,[1] has been running the affairs of the local government since his inauguration[2] along with other 33 transitions committee chairmen of the 34 local government areas of the state in August 2018 by Katsina state governor Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari.
Villages in Kaita
editThere are many villages under Kaita that are traditionally headed by District Heads or Magaddai as they are called in Hausa. The villages serve as wards and so produce the local government councillors. Prominent among these villages include Dankama, Girka, Dutsen Safe, Yandaki and Yanhoho.
Population
editIt has an area of 925 km2 and a population of 184,401 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 820.[3]
Climate
editIntense, mostly cloudy wet seasons, windy, partly cloudy dry seasons, and hot temperatures ranging from 58°F to 102°F are all common in Kaita. Seldom do these temperatures fall below 54°F or rise above 106°F.[4]
References
edit- ^ LABARAIKwamitin Riko Ya Raba Tallafi A Karamar Hukumar Kaita|https://hausa.leadership.ng/2019/01/08/kwamitin-riko-ya-raba-tallafi-a-karamar-hukumar-kaita/
- ^ Governor Masari inaugurates 34 LG transitions committee chairmen|Today's Newspaper|https://www.today.ng/news/politics/governor-masari-inaugurates-34-transitions-committee-chairmen-141731%7C
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Kaita Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.