Jibia
Jibiya | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
  Jibia | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′30″N 7°13′35″E / 13.09167°N 7.22639°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Katsina State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,037 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 169,748 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 822 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KT.JI |
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Jibia (or Jibiya) is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, northern Nigeria.[1] The population of the LGA was approximately 125,000 as of 2003, and the area is 1037 km2.[1]
The postal code of the area is 822.[2]
Jibia sits along on the Nigerian border with Niger, and the border post was burnt down by a mob in 2005.[3] According to the Daily Triumph newspaper, the mob was "hired" by smugglers angry about the Katsina Custom Command's crackdown on contraband goods.[3] The Local Government shares borders with Batsari, Kaita, Katsina, Batagarawa and Zurmi (Zamfara State) Local Government Areas.
- ^ a b "Jibia". nigeriacongress.org. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ a b Yunusa, Abdulkadir. "Katsina custom command: So far so good". Daily Triumph. Triumph Publishing Company. Retrieved 2007-02-10.