Auyo

Auyo
LGA and town
Nickname: 
[Takaddama Birnin Ruwa Tirakar Sallah]
Auyo is located in Nigeria
Auyo
Auyo
Coordinates: 12°21′36″N 9°59′8″E / 12.36000°N 9.98556°E / 12.36000; 9.98556
Country Nigeria
StateJigawa State
Local Government HeadquartersAuyo
Government
 • Local Government ChairmanHon. Bilyaminu Ahmad Adamu (APC)
Area
 • Total
198 sq mi (512 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
132,001
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Auyo is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Auyo.

It has an area of 512 km2 and a population of 132,001 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 731.[1]

The Auyokawa language, now extinct, was formerly spoken in Auyo.[2]

And it also has ten (10) political wards which include:

Auyo, Auyokayi, Ayama, Ayan, Gatafa, Gamafoi, Gamsarka, Kafur, Tsidir, and Unik.

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ "Auyokawa". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-25.