Kaduna South

Kaduna South is a Local Government Area in Kaduna Central Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Makera. Other wards are Barnawa, Tudun wada, Television, Kakuri, Unguwar Muazu, Kabala West, Sabon Gari, Badikko, Unguwar Sanusi and Kurmin Mashi. It has an area of 46.2 km2.[1] The postal code of the area is 800.[2]

Kaduna South

Kaduna ta Kudu(Hausa)
Ka̠duna da̠ Ka̠tak(Jju)
Ka̠duna ma̠ A̠tak(Tyap)
LGA
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
HeadquartersMakera
Government
 • Executive chairmanYakubu Jarimi
Area
 • Total17.8 sq mi (46.2 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total402,731
 • Density30,560/sq mi (11,799/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Boundaries

Kaduna South Local Government Area shares boundaries with three Local Government Areas: Kaduna North Local Government Area to the north, Chikun Local Government Area to the south and Igabi Local Government Area to the northwest, respectively.[3][4]

Administrative subdivisions

[5]Kaduna South Local Government Area consists of 13 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) namely:

  1. Badiko
  2. Barnawa
  3. Kakuri Gwari
  4. Kakuri Hausa
  5. Makera
  6. Sabon Gari North
  7. Sabon Gari South
  8. Television
  9. Tudun Nupawa
  10. Tudun Wada North
  11. Tudun Wada South
  12. Tudun Wada West
  13. Unguwan Sanusi

Demographics

It has an area of 46.2 km2 and a population of 402,731 at the 2006 census.[1]

People

The area has a mixed population, comprising Nigerian ethnic groups amongst which include: Adara, Atyap, Bajju, Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa, Idoma, Igala, Igbo and Yoruba, amongst others, practicing different religions.

See also

References
  1. "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "Kaduna-State-Political-Map". VON. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. "Kaduna South, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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