| Official Name: | Tangaza | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Sokoto State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Gidan Madi | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 2477 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 113,853 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 13.5167°N 62°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 841 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.SO.TZ |
Tangaza is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Gidan Madi.
Tangaza shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 2,477 km and a population of 113,853 at the 2006 census.[1]
The postal code of the area is 841.[2]
Tangaza LGA has an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a total area of 2477 square kilometers. The area is expected to receive 1150 mm of precipitation year, while the average wind speed in the LGA is 10 km/h.