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LGA and town in Katsina State, Nigeria
Bindawa
LGA and town
Bindawa is located in NigeriaBindawaBindawaLocation 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
 • ChairmanBadaru Musa Giremawa (APC)
Area
 • Total398 km (154 sq mi)
Population
 • Total152,356
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix822
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 km 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.

Climate

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

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.

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.
Katsina State
State capital: Katsina
Topics Map of Nigeria highlighting Katsina State
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