Kagarko

Kagarko is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagarko. It has an area of 2,356 km2 and a population of 239,058 at the 2006 census.[1] The Local Government Council is chaired by Nasara Rabo.[2] The postal code is 802.[3]

Kagarko
LGA and Town
Nickname: 
Garin Bubu
Kagarko is located in Nigeria
Kagarko
Kagarko
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°27′0″N 7°41′0″E
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
HeadquartersKagarko Town
Government
 • Executive ChairmanNasara Auza Rabo
 • Vice chairmanMustapha Gidado
Area
 • Total910 sq mi (2,356 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total239,058
 • Density355/sq mi (137.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Websitewww.kagarkolocalgovernment.com

Boundaries

Kagarko (Wogon) Local Government Area shares boundaries with Kachia Local Government Area to the north, Jaba Local Government Area to the east, Niger State to west and the FCT to the south, respectively.[4][5]

People

The people are predominantly farmers. The Batinor (Koro) people is the dominant group in the area. Others are Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa and Adara. They are very hard working and mostly farmers, about 70% of ginger produced in Kaduna State is from Kagarko.

Traditional stools

Kagarko consists of three chiefdoms:[6]

  1. Kagarko Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Alh. Sa'ad Abubakar, with headquarters in Kagarko Town
  2. Jere Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Dr. Sa'ad Usman (OFR) with headquarters in Jere.
  3. Koro Chiefdom: Headed by the Ere-Koro, Ere Yohanna Akaito (JP), with headquarters in Uhucha;

References
  1. "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Kaduna-State-Political-Map". VON. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

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