| Official Name: | Bindawa | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Katsina State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Badaru Musa Giremawa (APC) | ||||||
| Established Title: | Established | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1989 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203044101/http://www.bindawalga.kts-ng.org/ | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 398 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 152,356 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Hausa Fulani | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Islam | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.7167°N 57°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 822 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.KT.BI |
Bindawa is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bindawa, at.
It has an area of 398 km and a population of 152,356 at the 2006 census.
It has two district heads from Bindawa and Doro: Dan-Yusufan Katsina and Dan-Barhim Katsina.
Schools in the area include:
The postal code of the area is 822.[1]
The wet season in Bindawa is oppressive with generally cloudy skies, and the dry season is partly cloudy with hot, year-round temperatures.[2] [3]
The colder climate brought on by climate change is making it warmer in places like Bindawa, where the warming stripes show the average annual temperature.[4]