Tambuwal

Tambuwal
LGA and town
Tambuwal is located in Nigeria
Tambuwal
Tambuwal
Coordinates: 12°19′N 4°48′E / 12.317°N 4.800°E / 12.317; 4.800
Country Nigeria
StateSokoto State
Area
 • Total1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 Census)
 • Total224,931
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
850
ISO 3166 codeNG.SO.TW
Map

Tambuwal is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Tambuwal (Tambawal or Tambawel) on the A1 highway at 12°24′00″N 4°40′00″E / 12.40000°N 4.66667°E / 12.40000; 4.66667.

It has an area of 1,717 km2 and a population of 224,931 at the 2006 census.[1]

The postal code of the area is 850.[2]

  1. ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.