Kaura
Watyap | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Kaura |
| Headquarters | Kaura Town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Executive Chairman | Matthias Siman |
| Area | |
• Total | 178 sq mi (461 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 174,626 |
| • Density | 1,325/sq mi (511.4/km2) |
| 2006 National Population Census | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KD.KA[1] |
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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]
- ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
- ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.