Giwa

Giwa Local Government Area is a Local Government Area LGA at Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Giwa. The Government Council is chaired by Abubakar Lawal.[1]

Giwa
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
Government
 • Executive ChairmanAbubakar Lawal
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It was created on 15 September 1991, by the then president and the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR, out of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

It has an area of 2,066 km2 and a population of 286,427 at the 2006 census. It has 11 wards which are shika, Idasu, Kadaga, Danmahawayi, Kidandan, Galadimawa, Gangara, Giwa, Kakangi, Pan Hauya and yakawada also with 2 development area Administrative/ Councils. It is located in the North-West of Kaduna State.[2]

The postal code of Giwa Local Government Area LGA is 810.[3]

Economy activities in Giwa

The major Economy and occupations of the people are agriculture products farming such as onions, tomatoes, water melons and cucumbers. The livestock's farming of caws and rams is also their activities.[2] There is a weekly market known as Giwa market in which different goods and services and sold.[2]

List of wards in Giwa
  • Giwa
  • Danmahawayi
  • Idasu
  • Pan Hauya
  • Galadimawa
  • Kadage
  • Shika
  • Gangara
  • Kakangi
  • Kidandan
  • yakawada[4]

Climate

The climate is hot all year round because the wet season is oppressively hot and cloudy, while the dry season is partly cloudy.[5][6]

Giwa is seeing higher temperatures as a result of climate change, and heat waves are happening more frequently.[7]

References
  1. "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 7 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Giwa Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. Nigeria, Media (24 April 2018). "Giwa L.G.A Polling Units/Wards". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. "Giwa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. "Giwa, Kaduna, Nigeria - City, Town and Village of the world". en.db-city.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. "Climate Change Giwa". meteoblue. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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