The Slogan

The New World

Date Of Creation

27 August 1991.

Geography

It is situated in the northwestern part of the country between latitudes 11.00°N to 13.00°N and longitudes 8.00°E to 10.15°E. Kano State and Katsina State border Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State to the east and Yobe State to the northeast. To the north, Jigawa shares an international border with Zinder Region in The Republic of Niger.

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Brief History

jigawa State (Hausa: Jihar Jigawa) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1991 from the northeastern-most region of Kano State, Jigawa State is located on the border with Nigeria’s national border with the Republic of the Niger. The state capital and largest city is Dutse. Jigawa state has 27 local governments

The Local Government area

Jigawa State consists of twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas, They are:

Auyo
Babura
Biriniwa
Birnin Kudu
Buji
Dutse
Gagarawa
Garki
Gumel
Guri
Gwaram
Gwiwa
Hadejia
Jahun
Kafin Hausa
Kaugama
Kazaure
Kiri Kasama
Kiyawa
Maigatari
Malam Madori
Miga
Ringim
Roni
Sule Tankarkar
Taura
Yankwashi

The Governor

Badaru Abubakar (APC)

The Deputy governor

Umar Namadi (APC)

The Senators

NE: Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (APC)
NW: Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (APC)
S: Mohammed Sabo (APC)

Representatives

Constituency Member Party
Babura/Garki Musa Muhammadu Fagen-Gawo APC
Birnin Kudu/Buji Magaji Da’u Aliyu APC
Birniwa/Guri/Kirikasamma Abubakar Hassan Fulata APC
Dutse/Kiyawa Ibrahim Abdullahi Dutse APC
Gagarawa/Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar Nazifi Sani Gumel APC
Gwaram Yusuf Galami APC
Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Usman Ibrahim Auyo APC
Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure APC
Mallam Madori/Kaugama Makki Abubakar Yalleman APC
Jahun/Miga Yusuf Sa’idu Miga APC
Ringim/Taura Ado Sani Kiri APC

The Website

jigawastate.gov.ng

Major Cities

Dutse

Prominent Places

Birnin Kudu Rock Paintings.
Emir of Dutse Palace
Baturiya Bird Sanctuary
Dutse International Airport
Wawan Rafi Resort
Amaryawa Rock Range
Gwaram Ruins
Tomb of Capatin Philips

Mineral Resources

Kaolin.
Tourmaline.
Amethyst.
Silica.
Iron ore

Ther population

Population (2006 census)
• Total 4,361,002

Postal Code

720001

Culture and tourism

Birnin Kudu Rock Paintings.
Emir of Dutse Palace
Baturiya Bird Sanctuary
Dutse International Airport
Wawan Rafi Resort
Amaryawa Rock Range
Gwaram Ruins
Tomb of Capatin Philips

Notable People

Languages

The Bade language is spoken in Guri LGA, the Warji language is spoken in Birnin Kudu LGA, and the Duwai language is spoken in Hadejia LGA. Major languages are Hausa and Fulani.

Institutions

Currently the state has a Federal University which is situated in the state capital, Dutse and a state-owned University situated at Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state. There is also Federal Polytechnic in Kazaure, Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, and a two state owned polytechnics; Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Jigawa State Polytechnic situated at Hadejia and Dutse respectively and a number of Monotechnics across the state