Coordinates: 12°43′N 7°50′E / 12.717°N 7.833°E / 12.717; 7.833

Bindawa

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Bindawa
LGA and town
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CountryFile:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Established1989 [1]
Government
 • ChairmanBadaru Musa Giremawa (APC)
Area
 • Total
398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
152,356
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, atLua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..

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

Bindawa Local Government Consists of 11 wards that are divided across two districts.

Doro district

  1. Baure
  2. Doro
  3. Giremawa
  4. Yan Gora

Bindawa district

  1. Bindawa
  2. Gaiwa
  3. Kamri
  4. Shibdawa
  5. Tama
  6. Jibawa
  7. Dallaje

A district head is appointed by the Katsina state Emirates council in each of the district. The district heads are: Alhaji Musa Abdullahi Giremawa as Dan Barhim Katsina, the district head of Doro District and Alhaji Muhammad Bello as Dan Yusufan Katsina, the district head of Bindawa District.

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