Official Name: | Kiri Kasama | ||||||
Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Jigawa State | ||||||
Leader Title1: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
Leader Name1: | Isa Adamu (APC) | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Kiri Kasama is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kiri Kasama. It has an area of 797 km and a population of 191,523 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 731.[1]
The 1994 Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 crash occurred near Kiri Kasama.