Dala, Nigeria Explained

Official Name:Dala
Settlement Type:LGA and town
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:Kano State
Leader Title:Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Leader Name:Alh. Ibrahim Suleiman Dan’isle
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:19
Population As Of:2006 census
Population Total:418,777
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:12.0167°N 37°W
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:10
Marker:village
Postal Code Type:3-digit postal code prefix
Postal Code:700
Iso Code:NG.KN.DL

Dala is a densely populated Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Kano city created in May, 1989 from the old Kano Municipal Local Government. It is located in the north-west part of the Kano metropolis. Its headquarter is in Gwammaja.

History

Dala local government area was established on May 1989.[1] It contains Dalla Hill from which it got its name and was once the capital of the Sultanate of Kano.

Geography

It has an area of 19 km and a population of 418,777 as at the 2006 census. It is thus the largest Local Government Area in Nigeria.[2]

The postal code of the area is 700.[3]

Climate

In Dala Local Government Area, the dry season is partly cloudy, the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy, and the weather is hot all year round. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 24°F and 101°F; it is rarely lower or higher than 27°F or 106°F.[4]

Economy

Among popular economic and commercial activities in Dala are dyeing, black smith, local bread making, pot making, farming, fishing, shoe making and other commercial undertakings.

Politics

The Local Government is dubbed in (Hausa: Cibiyar Dimokaraɗiyyar Najeriya) meaning 'the Democratic Centre of Nigeria'.

Local MP in the National Assembly is Aliyu Sani Madaki.

Dala Local Government Area's districts

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Education

One of Nigeria's unity schools, the Government Girls College is in Dala.

Personalities

It is the residential place of the prominent politician Mallam Aminu Kano who was born in Sudawa Gwale Local Government but had his personal residence at Gwammaja Dala Local Government, his personal residence was converted to the Centre for Democratic Research and Training[5] by the Federal Government in order to immortalize his name and preserve his teachings and ideas for future generations.

Another prominent resident is business mogul and Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aminu Dantata[6] whose descendants migrated from Bebeji to Sarari / KoKi in Dala Local Government.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dala Local Government Area . 2024-07-28 . www.manpower.com.ng.
  2. Web site: Amb Campbell's Speech. Nigeria. US Embassy. SPEECH OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN CARETAKER COMMITTEE (ALHAJI MAHMUD SANI MADAKIN) DURING THE VISIT OF THE AMERICA AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA AT G.G.C. DALA ON SATURDAY 2ND JUNE, 2007. US Embassy Nigeria. 10 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527140157/http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/0DQtoS-c62P_wmbBr-XAog/amb_campbell_kano_book_donation_lga_chairman_speech.pdf. 27 May 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 7 October 2009 .
  4. Web site: 2024-08-17 . Weather Forecast Dala - Nigeria (Kano) : free 15 day weather forecasts . 2024-08-17 . Weather Crave . en.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research & Training | Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research & Training. 21 January 2014. web.archive.org.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130410/http://nigerianwiki.com/wiki/