Dala
LGA and town
Dala is located in Nigeria
Dala
Dala
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°01′N 8°29′E / 12.017°N 8.483°E / 12.017; 8.483
Country Nigeria
StateKano State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAlh. Ibrahim Suleiman Dan’isle
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total418,777
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
700
ISO 3166 codeNG.KN.DL

Dala is a densely populated Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Kano city created in May, 1989 from the old Kano Municipal Local Government. It is located in the north-west part of the Kano metropolis. Its headquarter is in Gwammaja.

History

It contains Dalla Hill from which it got its name[1] and was once the capital of the Sultanate of Kano.

Geography

It has an area of 19 km2 and a population of 418,777 as at the 2006 census. It is thus the largest Local Government Area in Nigeria.[1]

The postal code of the area is 700.[2]

Economy

Among popular economic and commercial activities in Dala are dyeing, black smith, local bread making, pot making, farming, fishing, shoe making and other commercial undertakings.[1]

Politics

The Local Government is dubbed in (Hausa: Cibiyar Dimokaraɗiyyar Najeriya) meaning 'the Democratic Centre of Nigeria'.

Education

One of Nigeria's unity schools, the Government Girls College is in Dala.

Personalities

It is the residential place of the prominent politician Mallam Aminu Kano who was born in Sudawa Gwale Local Government but had his personal residence at Gwammaja Dala Local Government, his personal residence was converted to the Centre for Democratic Research and Training by the Federal Government in order to immortalize his name and preserve his teachings and ideas for future generations.

Another prominent resident is business mogul and Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aminu Dantata[3] whose descendants migrated from Bebeji to Sarari / KoKi in Dala Local Government.

Notable Clans

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nigeria, US Embassy. "Amb Campbell's Speech" (PDF). SPEECH OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN CARETAKER COMMITTEE (ALHAJI MAHMUD SANI MADAKIN) DURING THE VISIT OF THE AMERICA AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA AT G.G.C. DALA ON SATURDAY 2ND JUNE, 2007. US Embassy Nigeria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130410/http://nigerianwiki.com/wiki/
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