Kankara
Kankara | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Motto: Kankara ta danjanmakka mai gwanjon karfe | |
 Interactive map of Kankara | |
  Kankara Location in Nigeria | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Katsina State |
| Headquarters | Kankara |
| Established | 1989 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,462 km2 (564 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 245,739 |
| • Density | 168.1/km2 (435.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 832 |
Kankara is a town and Local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria.
Wards/Population
[edit]The LGA has 11 political wards
- Burdugau
- Danmurabu
- Wawarkaza
- Pauwa
- Kankara
- Ketare
- Kukasheka
- Mabai
- Yargoje
- Yar'Tsamiya
- Zango
The LGA has 19 Village Heads, with 350 Community Leaders.
The LGA has 1 General Hospital, 1 Comprehensive Health Centre, 15 Primary Health Care, 2 Private clinics, and 42 Health Clinics and Dispensaries.
Based on the GIS map the LGA has a total population of 405,438. Target population of children under one year is 16,217. Pregnant women is 20,271. Women of child-bearing age is 89,196. Children under five years old is 81,087.
Kankara kidnapping
[edit]A mass kidnapping was committed by armed bandits at a Government Science School Kankara on 11 December 2020.[1]
Climate
[edit]The dry season in Kankara is partly cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and mostly cloudy. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 54 °F and 99 °F, rarely falling below 49 °F or rising above 104 °F.[2][3]
In Kankara, the year-round temperature ranges from April to January, with April being the hottest and January being the coolest.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after raid by gunmen
- 1 2 "Kankara Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ↑ "Kankara, Katsina, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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