Gwale

LGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria
11°58′00″N 8°30′00″E / 11.9667°N 8.5°E / 11.9667; 8.5Country NigeriaStateKano StateGovernment
 • TypeDemocratic • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilHon. Abdulrauf Lawan SalehArea
 • Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total362,059Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)3-digit postal code prefix
700
ISO 3166 codeNG.KN.GLMap

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.

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

Prominent Indigenous Personalities

  • Aminu Kano
  • Hon. Garba Ibrahim Muhammad (Garba Ɗiso)
  • Abdulrauf Lawan Saleh (sarkin yakin arewa)

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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