Bindawa | |
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LGA and town | |
Bindawa Location in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 12°43′N 7°50′E / 12.717°N 7.833°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Katsina State |
Established | 1989 |
Government | |
• Chairman | Lawal Jari Tama |
Area | |
• Total | 398 km2 (154 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 152,356 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 822 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.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.
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
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ↑ "Bindawa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ "Bindawa, Katsina, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ "Climate Change Bindawa". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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