Bindawa
LGA and town
Bindawa is located in Nigeria
Bindawa
Bindawa
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°43′N 7°50′E / 12.717°N 7.833°E / 12.717; 7.833
Country Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Established1989
Government
 • ChairmanLawal Jari Tama
Area
 • Total398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total152,356
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
822
ISO 3166 codeNG.KT.BI

Bindawa is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bindawa, at12°40′11″N 7°48′19″E / 12.66972°N 7.80528°E / 12.66972; 7.80528.

It has an area of 398 km2 and a population of 152,356 at the 2006 census.

It has two district heads from Bindawa and Doro: Dan-Yusufan Katsina and Dan-Barhim Katsina.

Schools in the area include:

  • Government Science Secondary School, Bindawa
  • Government Day Secondary School, Bindawa
  • Government Day Secondary School, Doro
  • Bindawa Model Primary School
  • Doro Model Primary School
  • Madarasatul Tartilul Qur'an Islamiyya, Doro
  • Madarasatul Ulumuddeeni Islamiyya, Doro
  • Diyaul Quran Islamic School, Bindawa
  • Luwa'urrahaman Islamiyya School, Bindawa.
  • Tahfizul Qur'an Islamiyya School, Bindawa
  • Government Day Secondary School, Tama
  • Madarasatul Tarbiyyatul Auladul Islamiyya, Tama.
  • Government Day Secondary School, Giremawa.
  • Government Day Secondary School, Yangora.

The postal code of the area is 822.[1]

Climate

The wet season in Bindawa is oppressive with generally cloudy skies, and the dry season is partly cloudy with hot, year-round temperatures.[2][3]

The colder climate brought on by climate change is making it warmer in places like Bindawa, where the warming stripes show the average annual temperature.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Bindawa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  3. ↑ "Bindawa, Katsina, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Climate Change Bindawa". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-10-22.


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