Kudan is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Hunkuyi. The Local Government Council is chaired by Shuaibu Jaja.[1][2] There are 10 wards council in Kudan local government area.
Kudan, Nigeria | |
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Country | Nigeria |
State | Kaduna State |
Government | |
• Type | Local |
• Executive Chairman | Shuaibu Jaja |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It has an area of 400 km2 and a population of 138,992 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 812.[3]
Economic activities
editEconomic engagement of kudan community include hunting, Farming, and blacksmithing. Trade is an essential feature of the economy with the area hosting a number of markets where wide variety of commodities are bought and sold.
Granite and kaolin are the two major mineral resources found in kudan local government.[4]
Administrative areas
edit- Lokoro Ward.
- Duka Ward.
- Garu Ward.
- Hunkuyi Ward.
- Kurmin Wali North Ward.
- Kurmin Wali South Ward.
- Kudan Ward.
- Sabon Garin Hunkuyi Ward.
- Taban Sani Ward.
- Zabi Ward.
Notable people
edit- Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, former Senator,NNPP Gubernatorial Candidate.
- Isa Ashiru Kudan,former member house of representatives, two times PDP Gubernatorial Candidate.
- ALH Abbas Likoro,Businessman Chairman Fasada oil.
- HON Shuaibu Jaja, Kudan Local Government.
References
edit- ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ opinion.premiumtimesng.com https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/06/29/kudan-governance-process-ahmed-rufai-isah/?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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(help) - ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Kudan Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2023-10-05.