Shanga, Nigeria Explained

Official Name:	Shanga
Settlement Type:	LGA and town
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:	Kebbi State
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2006
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+1
Coordinates:	11.1958°N 4.5675°W
Module:	Wikidata: yes Zoom: 8 Marker: village

Shanga is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Shanga.

It has an area of 1,642 km and had a population of 127,146 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 870.^[1]

Climate

The temperature in the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast, while in the dry season it's sweltering and partly cloudy.^[2]

Shanga's temperature is rising and falling due to climate change, with warming stripes denoting average temperatures.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 2012-11-26 .
2. Web site: Shanga Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark . 2023-09-10 . weatherspark.com . en.
3. Web site: Climate Change Shanga . 2023-10-21 . meteoblue . en.