| Official Name: | Tureta | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Sokoto State | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 2383 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 68370 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.5894°N 5.5469°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 852 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.OG.TT |
Tureta is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Tureta. It shares a border with Zamfara State in the south and east. They are mainly Hausa people predominantly Burmawa. Islam is there main religion. Fishing and farming are the major occupations. Currently Dr Muhammad Danrabi Tureta is their newly appointed king title as sarkin Burmin tureta.
Tureta has an area of 2,383 km and a population of 68,370 at the 2006 census.[1]
The postal code of the area is 852.[2]
The average temperature ranges from 62°F to 103°F, with the wet season being hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy, and the dry season being hot and partly cloudy.[3] [4]