Gezawa is a

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Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

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. Gezawa Local Government Area administrative headquarters is in the town of Gezawa with its area council made up of Jogana, Gezawa,Mesar-Tudu, Gawo, Zango, Tumbau, Wangara, Sararin-Gezawa, Babawa, Ketawa and Tsamiya-Babba. It has an area of 340 km and a population of 282,069 at the 2006

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and Fulani ethnic groups make up the majority of the local population. The majority

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practiced in the

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, and the languages spoken there are Fulfulde and Hausa. The Gezawa government councils heads the public administrations in Gezawa government area which is made up of eleven wards represented by eleven

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inclusive of the chairman who heads the executive arm of the local government. The

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of the area is 702.

Climate

In Gezawa, the year-round heat and partly

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dry season contrast with the unpleasant wet season. The average annual

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fluctuates between 56 °F and 102

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; it is rarely lower or higher than 51 °F or 107 °F. The hot season, which runs from March 18 to May 30, lasts for 2.4 months and has an average daily high temperature of more than 99 °F. May is the hottest month of the year in Gezawa, with typical highs and lows of 100 °F and 77 °F, respectively. With an average daily maximum temperature below 88 °F, the chilly season spans 1.7 months, from December 7 to January 29. January is the coldest month of the year in Gezawa, with an average high temperature of 86 °F and low of 57 °F. The annual temperature of the area is 30.57 °C (87.03 °F), which is 1.11% higher than the average for Nigeria. Every year, Gezawa experiences 62.61 wet days (17.15% of the total) and 49.5

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(1.95 inches) of

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. Gezawa LGA has an average temperature of 34 degrees

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with a total area of 340

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. The Local Government Area has an average humidity level of 22% and an average wind speed of 9

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Religion

The main religions practice in Gezawa are Islam and Christianity.

Economy

Gezawa LGA is well-known for growing a variety of crops, including

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, and

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, and

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are just a few of the species that are raised in the area. Several markets are held in Gezawa Local Government Area, giving the locals a place to exchange a range of goods and services. The Dausayi and Kasuwar duniya markets are two of these.

References

Local Government Areas in Kano State {{Kano-geo-stub