| Official Name: | Zaki | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Bauchi State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Member of Federal House of Representatives | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Muhammed Dan Abba Shehu | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1436 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2022 | ||||||
| Population Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||
| Population Total: | 338,700 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 12.1333°N 27°W | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 752 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.BA.ZA |
Zaki is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Katagum. It has an area of 1,436 km and a population of 191,457 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 752.[2]
The predominant ethnic group in the area are the Hausa, Kanuri and Karai-Karai in the east of the area.[3]
The Bade language is spoken in Zaki LGA.[4]
The temperature varies between the wet season, which is warm and unpleasant, and the dry season, which is hot, humid, and partially cloudy.[5]
The annual temperature trend in Kafin Zaki is rising due to climate change; warming stripes show the average annual temperature.[6]