Ajingi is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

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 ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters are in the town of Ajingi. It has an area of 714 km and a population of 174,137 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 713.

History

The local government area of Ajingi was established in 1996.

Geography

The average yearly

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of the Ajingi local government region is expected to be 31 degrees Celsius, with an average

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of 40%. The rainy and dry seasons are the two distinct seasons that the area experiences. Ajingi Local Government Area encompasses 714 km² in total area, with an estimated elevation of 1669 feet. The average wind speed in the area is 10

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Climate

At Ajingi, the year-round heat is accompanied by a partly overcast dry season and a muggy wet season. The average annual temperature is 54°F to 103°F; it rarely falls below 49°F or rises above 107°F. From March 17 to May 27, the hot season, which has an average daily high temperature exceeding 100°F, lasts for 2.3 months. May is the hottest month in Ajingi, with an average high temperature of 101°F and low temperature of 76°F. The average daily maximum temperature during the 1.8-month chilly season, which runs from December 4 to January 29, is less than 90°F. With an average low temperature of 55°F and high temperature of 88°F, January is the coldest month of the year in Ajingi.

Economy

The primary economic activities of the people living in the Ajingi local government region are

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and pottery making. With multiple markets like the Larabar Zango market, the biggest market in the rural areas of Kano state located inside the Local Government Area, commerce is another significant economic activity in the area.

Ajingi Local Government Area's Districts

Source: *Ajingi *Balare *Chula *Dabin kanawa *Dundun *Gafasa *Gurduba *Kanara makama *Kunkurawa *Unguwar Bai

References

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