Gwale is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Greater population and surface area at the center of the Kano city. Its headquarters are in the suburb of Gwale around the Kofar Na’isa Area.
Gwale | |
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LGA and town | |
  Gwale Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′00″N 8°30′00″E / 11.9667°N 8.5°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kano State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Hon. Abdulrauf Lawan Saleh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 362,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 700 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KN.GL |
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It has an area of 18 km2 and a population of 362,059 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 700234.[1] Gwale has many inhabitants, especially Islamic scholars. Malam Aminu Kano was born at Sudawa Quarters, Gwale Local Government, Abdulrauf Lawan Saleh
Climate edit
Prominent Indigenous Personalities edit
- Aminu Kano
- Hon. Garba Ibrahim Muhammad (Garba Ɗiso)
- Abdulrauf Lawan Saleh (sarkin yakin arewa)
References edit
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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