Makarfi | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
  Makarfi | |
| Coordinates: 11°17′52″N 7°58′09″E / 11.2979°N 7.9691°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| Government | |
| • Executive Chairman | Kabir Mayare |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Makarfi is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria.Its headquarters are in the town of Makarfi. The Local Government Council is chaired by Kabir Mayare.[1]
It has an area of 541 km2 and a population of 146,259 at the 2006 census.
The major economic activity of the Local Government is agriculture.
The postal code of the area is 812.[2]
- ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.