Kusada

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

Kusada
LGA and town
Motto(s): 
Kusada Garin Malamai
Kusada
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°28′N 7°59′E
Country Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Established1996
Government
  House of RepresentativesAbubakar Yahya Kusada
Area
  Total390 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
  Total199,267
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
833
ISO 3166 codeNG.KT.KD

The major ethnic groups are Hausa and Fulani.

Its major Villages includes: Dudunni, Dangamau, Yashe, Mawashi, kofar, Kaikai. The people of Kusada local government are mostly farmers and herdsmen. Their standard of living is well improved as the government had since provided them with social amenities such as, Schools, Hospitals, good tarred roads, boreholes (both manual and solar system), farm boreholes, dams, well organized local markets etc.

Both Government burden and day Secondary and Primary Schools, are located in the Town and some major villages in the local government. The local government is also characterized with government residential area, beautiful jumu'at mosques, good township roads and well named and numbered streets.

It has an area of 390 km2 and a population of 199,267 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 833.[1]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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