Kagarko

Kagarko (Tinor-Myamya: Wogon) is a Local Government Area in southern 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.[2] The Local Government Council is chaired by Nasara Rabo.[3] The postal code is 802.[4]

Kagarko
Wogon
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)
ISO 3166 codeNG.KD.KG[1]
Websitewww.kagarkolocalgovernment.com

Boundaries

Kagarko (Wogon) Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the north, Jaba LGA to the east; Paikoro and Gurara LGAs to the west and Tafa LGA to the southwest all of Niger State; Bwari LGA of the FCT; and Karu LGA of Nasarawa State to the south, respectively.[5][6]

Administrative subdivisions

Kagarko Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely:[7]

  1. Aribi
  2. Iddah
  3. Jere North
  4. Jere South
  5. Kagarko North
  6. Kagarko South
  7. Katugal (Ator)
  8. Kukui
  9. Kurmin Jibrin (Kosheng)
  10. Kushe

It also comprises about eleven districts, which are:

  1. Shadalafiya (Nkui)
  2. Katugal
  3. Kushe
  4. Jere
  5. Dogon Kurmi (Uner)
  6. Kenyi
  7. Kurmin Dangana
  8. Kubacha (Uhuca)
  9. Aribi
  10. Kagarko (Wogon) districts.

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.

Climate

The climate is warm to hot throughout the year, with the wet season being oppressive and overcast and the dry season being mild and partly cloudy.[8][9][10]

Traditional stools

Kagarko consists of three chiefdoms:[11]

  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. HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  5. "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. "Kaduna-State-Political-Map". VON. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "Kagarko, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. "Kagarko Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  9. "Kagarko, Kaduna, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  10. "Kagarko, Kaduna, Nigeria - City, Town and Village of the world". en.db-city.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  11. "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

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