| Sumaila | |||||||
| Official Name: | Town of Sumaila | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town and Local Government Area | ||||||
| Nickname: | "Ta Sama'ila", "Masaukin Jobe " | ||||||
| Motto: | (A' Sumaila) | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 11.5333°N 66°W | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Subdivision Type: | Local Government Area | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Sumaila | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kano State | ||||||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1750 | ||||||
| Established Title2: | Settlement Status | ||||||
| Established Date2: | 1750 Fulani Military Stockade, Sultanate of Kano | ||||||
| Established Title3: | Town and District Status | ||||||
| Established Date3: | 1923 | ||||||
| Established Title4: | Local Government Area Status | ||||||
| Established Date4: | 1982 | ||||||
| Founder: | Ismaila | ||||||
| Government Type: | Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Chairperson Local Council | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Malam Umaru Faruk Sumaila, first Chairman of the Local Government under the People's Redemption Party (PRP) | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1250 | ||||||
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.9 | ||||||
| Area Water Percent: | 3.0 | ||||||
| Area Urban Km2: | 500 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 253,661 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 Census | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Population Metro: | 220,000 | ||||||
| Population Demonym: | Sumailan | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 712 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.KN.SU | ||||||
Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria.
Sumaila was established as a Jobawa (Jobe- Fulani) 'Sansani' or Settlement in the 1740s.[1] Located within the fertile plains of south eastern Kano, it provided the clan an easy migratory pathway to the grazing grounds of the savannah of eastern Hausa land. Originally called 'Garun- Sam'ila' after one of its first settlers, it attracted little attention during the time of the Sultanate.
The sharp rise of Jobe influence in eastern Kano in the late 18th century saw the construction of a stockade and a partial fort around the town in the 1750s, prominent people from Sumaila related to the Jobawa/ Jobe clan include Sarkin Sumaila and Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila.[2]
Sumaila rose to prominence in the time of the Caliphate when it became the site of an epic battle that halted the advance of the Bornoan cavalry when El-Kanemi encroached into the Sokoto Caliphate.
When during the reign of Emir Abdullahi Maje-Karofi, the Ningi rebellion broke out, a Ribat was constructed around the town and a permanent fulani force was stationed there to protect the southern borders of the Emirate. During the Kano civil war or Basasa, Sumaila was a major hub for pan-Yusuf forces because of its close proximity to Takai; the capital of the Yusufawa.
Serving as a frontier fortress, the British pacification campaigns greatly affected Sumaila. In 1903, the entire Fulani military contingent of the fort under Dan-Sumaila Garba- Maje Gabas was lost in the Kano- Sokoto expedition.[1] The Last Caliph of Sokoto, Sultan Attahiru passed through the outskirts of the town attracting there from a large followership in his pilgrimage to Burmi after the fall of the Caliphate.
The fall of the Emirate witnessed a sharp decline in commerce in eastern Kano and in the 1910s, a provincial reorganization removed administration of the District's affairs to Wudil[1] and Sumaila was relegated to sub-borough status.
In 1923 the discovery of gold reserves by a British mining expedition led to another provincial reorganization that restored District Status, political crisis however within the province's administration and fears of the pre-federal Nigerian government then being administered from Lagos and managed by non-Northerners scuttled the mining efforts.
In 1967, the collapse of the Government of Northern Nigeria again ended the administrative independence of Sumaila, this was not to be restored until the Second Nigerian Republic when a Sumailan, Abubakar Rimi was elected Governor of Kano under the People's Redemption Party. In 1983, the collapse of the PRP government saw another momentary transference of administration to Wudil.
Its subdivisions are[3]
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The members of the District Head Council are the following:[4]
Large amounts of rice, beans, millet, and groundnuts are farmed in Sumaila Local Government Area, which has a significant farming history. Sumaila Local Government Area is a hub of trade, with multiple markets like the Gomo market where a wide range of goods are bought and sold. Animal husbandry, leather manufacturing, and textile weaving are some of the other significant economic activities in Sumaila Local Government Area.[5]
Sumaila Local Government Area has an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius with a total area of 1,250 square kilometers. With an average wind speed of 9 km/h, the Local Government Area has two different seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.
Sumaila, which is 0 feet (0 meters) above sea level, is in a subtropical steppe climatic zone (classification: BSh). The area averages a yearly temperature of 31.56 oC (88.81 oF), which is 2.1% higher than the national average for Nigeria. Sumaila generally experiences 64.66 rainy days year, or about 1.72% of the total 51.12 millimeters (2.01 inches) of precipitation that falls there.[6]
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