Gada, Nigeria Explained

Official Name:Gada
Other Name:Ta Dangani garin Chaddukal
Settlement Type:LGA and town
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sokoto State
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1315
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:248267
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:13.7667°N 45°Ẇ
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:8
Marker:village
Postal Code Type:3-digit postal code prefix
Postal Code:843
Iso Code:NG.SO.GA

Gada is one of the 23 Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gada. It has eleven (11) Political wards namely: Gada, Kyadawa-Holai, Ilah-Dukamaje, Gilbadi, Kaffe, Tsitse, Kadadi, Kadassaka, Kaddi, Kiri and Kwarma respectively.

Gada shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 1,315 km and a population of 248,267 at the 2006 census.[1]

The postal code of the area is 843.[2]

References

Samalia mainasara moyi gada

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. 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 . 2009-10-07 .