5-560: Giwa Local Government Area, is a Local Government Area at Kaduna State , Nigeria . Its headquarters are in the town of Giwa . The Government Council is chaired by Abubakar Lawal. It was created on 15 September 1991, by the then president and the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR, out of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It has an area of 2,066 km and
10-587: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
15-580: A population of 286,427 at the 2006 census . It has 11 wards which are shika, Idasu, Kadaga, Danmahawayi, Kidandan, Galadimawa, Gangara, Giwa , Kakangi, Pan Hauya and yakawada also with 2 development area Administrative/ Councils. It is located in the North-West of Kaduna State. The postal code of Giwa Local Government Area is 810. The major economic activity and occupation of the people are agriculture products farming such as onions, tomatoes, water melons and cucumbers. The livestock farming of cows and rams
20-459: Is also their activities. There is a weekly market known as Giwa market in which different goods and services and sold. Giwa Local Government Area consists of 11 subdivisions called Wards (second-order administrative divisions) There are several secondary and primary schools in different wards in Giwa local government for educational activities. The climate is hot all year round because the wet season
25-566: Is oppressively hot and cloudy, while the dry season is partly cloudy. Giwa is seeing higher temperatures as a result of climate change, and heat waves are happening more frequently. The Local Government Area has an average annual temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and an average annual precipitation total of 1100 millimeters. This Kaduna State , Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
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