Gwadabawa

Gwadabawa
LGA and town
Gwadabawa is located in Nigeria
Gwadabawa
Gwadabawa
Coordinates: 13°22′11″N 5°13′48″E / 13.36972°N 5.23000°E / 13.36972; 5.23000
Country Nigeria
StateSokoto State
Area
 • Total
991 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
231,358
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
843
ISO 3166 codeNG.SO.GW
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Gwadabawa is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwadabawa on the A1 highway. It comprises Gwadabawa, Salame, Chimola and Asara districts.

It has an area of 991 km2 and a population of 231,358 at the 2006 census.[1]

The postal code of the area is 843.[2]

  1. ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.