Kudan, Nigeria Explained

Official Name:

Kudan, Nigeria

Settlement Type:

LGA

Subdivision Type:

Country

Subdivision Name:

Nigeria

Subdivision Type1:

State

Subdivision Name1:

Kaduna State

Government Type:

Local

Leader Title:

Executive Chairman

Leader Name:

Shuaibu Jaja

Unit Pref:

Imperial

Population As Of:

2006

Timezone:

WAT

Utc Offset:

Module:

Wikidata:	yes
Zoom:	8
Marker:	village

Kudan is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Hunkuyi. The Local Government Council is chaired by Shuaibu Jaja.^[1] ^[2] There are 10 wards council in Kudan local government area.

It has an area of 400 km and a population of 138,992 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 812.^[3]

Economic activities

Economic engagement of kudan community include hunting, Farming, and blacksmithing. Trade is an essential feature of the economy with the area hosting a number of markets where wide variety of commodities are bought and sold.

Granite and kaolin are the two major mineral resources found in kudan local government.^[4]

Administrative areas

Lokoro Ward.
Duka Ward.
Garu Ward.
Hunkuyi Ward.
Kurmin Wali North Ward.
Kurmin Wali South Ward.
Kudan Ward.
Sabon Garin Hunkuyi Ward.
Taban Sani Ward.
Zabi Ward.

Notable people

Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, former Senator,NNPP Gubernatorial Candidate.
Isa Ashiru Kudan,former member house of representatives, two times PDP Gubernatorial Candidate.
ALH Abbas Likoro,Businessman Chairman Fasada oil.
HON Shuaibu Jaja, Kudan Local Government.

Notes and References

Web site: 2021-09-07 . Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats . 2022-03-16 . en-GB.
Web site: https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/06/29/kudan-governance-process-ahmed-rufai-isah/?tztc=1 . 2023-10-03 . opinion.premiumtimesng.com.
Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx . November 26, 2012 .
Web site: Kudan Local Government Area . 2023-10-05 . www.manpower.com.ng.