Gusau

Gusau is a city and Local Government Area located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State.

Gusau
Gusau
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°09′N 6°40′E
Country Nigeria
StateZamfara State
Area
  Total3,364 km2 (1,299 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
880
ISO 3166 codeNG.ZA.GS
ClimateAw

The LGA has an area of 3,364 km (2,090 mi) and a population of 383,162 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 880.[1]

Geography

Gusau sits just north of a line drawn from Kebbe to Kano, and has an estimated population of 383,162.[2]

Its population is mostly Fulani,Hausa Yoruba, Igbo, Igala, Nupe etc.

Government

Sharia practice was first declared in the city in 1999 by the Governor Ahmed Sani (Yariman Bakura) and is still in force. Gusau, city now has an Emir, Alh Kabir Mohammad Danbaba which was upgraded from district head Sarkin Katsinan Gusau to Emir by former Governor Ahmad Sani (Yariman Bakura)

Climate

Gusau has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).

Climate data for Gusau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.0
(102.2)
40.0
(104.0)
41.5
(106.7)
41.5
(106.7)
41.0
(105.8)
38.5
(101.3)
33.0
(91.4)
32.0
(89.6)
33.5
(92.3)
36.5
(97.7)
38.0
(100.4)
38.0
(100.4)
41.5
(106.7)
Average high °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
34.8
(94.6)
38.1
(100.6)
38.4
(101.1)
36.0
(96.8)
32.6
(90.7)
29.6
(85.3)
28.6
(83.5)
30.3
(86.5)
33.4
(92.1)
34.8
(94.6)
32.4
(90.3)
33.4
(92.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
25.8
(78.4)
29.6
(85.3)
31.0
(87.8)
29.8
(85.6)
27.2
(81.0)
25.2
(77.4)
24.6
(76.3)
25.4
(77.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.2
(77.4)
24.4
(75.9)
26.5
(79.7)
Average low °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)
16.8
(62.2)
21.1
(70.0)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
21.8
(71.2)
20.9
(69.6)
20.6
(69.1)
20.5
(68.9)
19.2
(66.6)
15.6
(60.1)
14.4
(57.9)
19.4
(66.9)
Record low °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
10.5
(50.9)
13.5
(56.3)
17.0
(62.6)
17.5
(63.5)
16.5
(61.7)
17.0
(62.6)
17.5
(63.5)
17.5
(63.5)
13.0
(55.4)
10.0
(50.0)
8.0
(46.4)
6.5
(43.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.5
(0.02)
1.0
(0.04)
1.0
(0.04)
8.0
(0.31)
100.0
(3.94)
145.0
(5.71)
253.0
(9.96)
332.0
(13.07)
208.0
(8.19)
20.0
(0.79)
1.0
(0.04)
2.0
(0.08)
1,071
(42.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 0 0 0 2 8 11 16 19 16 2 0 0 74
Average relative humidity (%) 28 24 26 45 61 74 83 87 86 74 47 33 56
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[3]

See also

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. "Klimatafel von Gusau / Nigeria" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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