Ikara

This article is about the town in Nigeria. For the missile, see Ikara (missile). For mountain formation in South Australia, see Wilpena Pound.

Ikara
[NG.KD.IK]
LGA and town
Ikara is located in Nigeria
Ikara
Ikara
Coordinates: 11°11′N 8°14′E / 11.183°N 8.233°E / 11.183; 8.233
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
Government
 • ChairmanSadiq Ibrahim Salihu
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Ikara is a town and local government area (LGA) in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, located around (85 km) north-east from the city of Zaria. Ikara as an LGA consists of these towns its located between 10°2¹ to 11°5¹ north and villages: Ikara, Malikachi, Furana, Danlawan, Kurmin Kogi, Janfalan, Auchan, Paki, and Pala.[1]

The Local Government council is chaired by Sadiq Ibrahim Salihu.[2][3]

  1. ^ “Ikara Local Government Council”. Accessed 5 Mar 2023.
  2. ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ Michael, O.Sowemimo (2013). The chronicles of Ikara English and Hausa (in English and Hausa). Kaduna Nigeria: Wemscorp publisher. pp. P 11.