Kaura, Nigeria

Kaura
Watyap
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAKaura
HeadquartersKaura Town
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
 • Executive ChairmanMatthias Siman
Area
 • Total178 sq mi (461 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total174,626
 • Density1,325/sq mi (511.4/km2)
 2006 National Population Census
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ISO 3166 codeNG.KD.KA[1]
Map

Kaura (Tyap: Watyap) is a town and a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaura in Asholyio (Moroa) Chiefdom. The Local Government Council is chaired by Matthias Siman.[2] Other towns include: Takad (Attakar)Manchok and Kagoro. It has an area of 461 km2 and a population of 174,626 at the 2006 census.[3] The postal code of the area is 801.[4]

  1. ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.