Augie, Nigeria

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

Augie

Short form nickname for August or Augustin =
LGA and town
Augie
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°53′0″N 4°36′0″E
Country Nigeria
StateKebbi State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Major Towns in the area include Bagaye, Birnin Tudu, Bubuce, Illela. The area is primarily agricultural producing sugarcane, mango, banana etc. The major language groups are Hausa, Fulani and Zabarmanci, and the population is predominantly Muslim.

It has an area of 1,185 km2 and a population of 117,287 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 861.[1]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.


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