| Official Name: | Kaura Namoda | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Zamfara State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Emir | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Asha | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 868 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 281,367 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.6°N 6.5897°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 882 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.ZA.KN | ||||||
| Leader Name1: | Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Asha |
Kaura Namoda is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kaura-Namoda, home to the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura-Namoda.[1] It has an area of 868 km and a population of 281,367 at the 2006 census.
Kaura Namoda was founded in 1807 by Muhammadu Namoda, who was a prince of Alibawa ruling family of Zurmi and a 19th century military genius.
Namoda fought alongside the Sokoto jihadists and was appointed Sarkin Zamfara. However, Zamfara never became an emirate. The town was an important regional center in the early 20th century, largely due to its location as the terminus of the railway.[2]
The postal code of the area is 882.[3]
The district has an annual temperature of 30.31oC, 82.13 rainy days, and 61.59 millimetres of precipitation.[4] [5]
It is served by a station at the terminus of a branch line of the western line of the national railway network. In 2014, this line is proposed to be rehabilitated and extended to Niamey in Niger.
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