Zaki, Nigeria

LGA in Bauchi State, Nigeria
12°08′N 10°17′E / 12.133°N 10.283°E / 12.133; 10.283Country NigeriaStateBauchi StateGovernment
 • Member of Federal House of RepresentativesMuhammed Dan Abba ShehuArea
 • Total1,436 km2 (554 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total338,700 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)3-digit postal code prefix
752
ISO 3166 codeNG.BA.ZAMap

Zaki is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Katagum.

It has an area of 1,436 km2 and a population of 191,457 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 752.[2]

The predominant ethnic group in the area are the Hausa, Kanuri and Karai-Karai in the east of the area.[3]

The Bade language is spoken in Zaki LGA.[4]

Climate

The temperature varies between the wet season, which is warm and unpleasant, and the dry season, which is hot, humid, and partially cloudy.[5]

The annual temperature trend in Kafin Zaki is rising due to climate change; warming stripes show the average annual temperature.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bauchi State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. ^ "State maps". Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. ^ "Bade". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. ^ "Zaki Biam Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  6. ^ "Climate Change Kafin Zaki". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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