| Official Name: | Babura | ||||||
| Nickname: | Garin Dan isa | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Jigawa State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Lawan Ismaila (APC) | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 992 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 208,101 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.6333°N 66°W | ||||||
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Babura is a Local Government Area in the north of Jigawa State, Nigeria. It shares border with Baure Local government of Katsina state from North, Kazaure from west Sule Tankarkar from east and Danbatta local government of Kano state from South. Its headquarters are in the town of Babura. The current District Head of Babura who doubles as the Sarkin Bai of Ringim, Ringim Emirate Council, Alhaji Muhammad Nata’ala Mustapha (Councillor & King Maker) has been on throne since April 2019 after the death of his brother Alhaji Hadi Mustapha Musa of the Bani Ya Musa clan.
It has an area of 992 km and a population of 208,101 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 732.[1]
The temperature ranges from 59°F to 102°F year-round and is oppressively hot, cloudy, and windy during the dry season.[2] [3]