Gudu is a
Local Government Area
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in
Sokoto State
Sokoto ( Hausa: ; Fula: , ''Leydi Sokoto'') is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 miles), and the states of Zamf ...
,
Nigeria
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. Its headquarters are in the town of
Balle.
With an area of 3,478 km and a population of 95,544 at the 2006 census, with an estimated population of 139,000 in 2019. Gudu shares a boundary with the
Republic of Niger to the north and the west, Kebbi state to the south, Binji LGA to the southeast, Tangaza LGA to the east. In 1804 Gudu was the capital of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Gudu is divided into three districts, each headed by District's Head (Uban Ƙasa). Namely:-
Bachaka District. comprised Bachaka, Chilas/Makuya and Gwazange/Boto Wards. Headed by: ''Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Bachaka.''
Balle District. Comprised Balle, Ƙarfen-Chana, Ƙarfen-Sarki and Marake Wards.
Headed by:
Kurdula District. Comprised Awulkiti, Kurdula and Tullun-Doya Wards.
Headed by: ''Alhaji Suleiman Magawata.''
Gudu also comprises ten divisional registration areas (wards):
*Bachaka
*Kurdula
*Balle
*Karfen-Sarki
*Karfen-Chana
*Marake
*Awulkiti
*Chilas/Makuya
*Gwazange/Boto, and
*Tullun-Doya.
The
postal code
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of the area is 841.
References
Local Government Areas in Sokoto State
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