Haɗejiya (also Haɗeja, previously Biram) is a Hausa

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in eastern Jigawa State, northern

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. Hadejia lies between latitude 12.4506N and longitude 10.0404E. It shares boundary with Kiri Kasama Local Government to the east, Mallam Maɗori Local Government from to the north, and Auyo Local Government to the west. The Hadejia Local Government consist of eleven (11) political wards, namely: Atafi, Dubantu, Gagulmari, Kasuwar Ƙofa, Kasuwar Kuda, Matsaro, Majema, Rumfa, Sabon Garu, Ƴankoli and Yayari. Inhabitants are dominantly Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri with some other groups such as Tiv, Yoruba, Igbo, Igala etc. The dominant occupation of the inhabitants is crop-farming and animal rearing which a considerable percentage, engaged in trading, fishing and services including civil service. The people of Haɗeja are largely

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, although some follow indigenous belief systems. The town lies to the north of the Hadejia River, and is upstream from the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands. Hadejia is an internationally important ecological and sensitive zone. Hadejia was once known as Biram, and is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" ( Hausa Bakwai), because it was ruled by the descendants of the Hausa mythological figure Bayajidda and his second wife, Daurama. By 1810, during the Fulani War, the Hausa rulers of the Hausa Bakwai had all been overcome by the Fulani. Haɗeja had been transformed into an emirate two years earlier, in 1808. In 1906 Haɗeja resisted

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occupation, under the then Emir (Muhammadu Mai-Shahada). Haɗejiya was absorbed into Jigawa State in 1991 from

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 ...

. The Haɗeja is home to majorly 4 tertiary institutions, which are: Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic Hadejia, School of Nursing Hadejia, National Teachers Institutes Hadejia Study Centre.

Agricultural products

Hadejia town, a market center for

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sorghum ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...

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, and

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, is an export crop for

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s. Locals maintain

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, and

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s. It is connected to the main highway and railway.

Climate

The climate has a blistering, cloudy dry season with temperatures ranging from 59°F to 105°F, as well as a hot, oppressive rainy season with predominantly cloudy skies.

Air pollution

Hadejia's

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undergoes significant changes due to the presence of

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and particulate matter, which pose significant health risks due to their small size and potential inhalation into the

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Gallery

;Commerce and administration File:Hadejia 2.jpg, Meat market Hadejia File:Fish Market Hadejia.jpg, Hadejia fish market File:Hadejia 4.jpg, Milk market Hadejia File:Hadejia 14.jpg, Toward the entrance to the Hadejia Market File:Hadejia 3.jpg, Abandoned Sugar refinery company in Hadejia File:Hadejia 7.jpg, Farmland in eastern Hadejia File:Hadejia 16.jpg, alt=Downtown Hadejia Town, Nigeria, Downtown Hadejia File:Hadejia 10.jpg, alt=An office in Hadejia, Nigeria, The Central Office, Hadejia File:Hadejia 15.jpg, alt=Hisbah Office in Hadejia, Hisbah Office ; GLAM and educational institutes File:Hadejia 11.jpg, Hadejia Museum File:Hadejia.jpg, IZALA University, under construction File:Hadejia 6.jpg, The old primary school ;Culture File:Hadejia 1.jpg, alt=Hadejia Cemetery, Hadejia Cemetery File:Hadejia 5.jpg, alt=A roundabout in central Hadejia, past Gate Western, A roundabout in central Hadejia, past Gate Western File:Hadejia 06.jpg, alt=A colonial residence near Hadejia city, A colonial residence near Hadejia city File:Hadejia 8.jpg, alt=Nguru Road toward NATO Motor Park, Nguru Road toward NATO Motor Park File:Hadejia 9.jpg, alt=a roundabout in Hadejia , A roundabout at Gumel-Madana-Malam Maduri-Hadejia File:Hadejia 12.jpg, Outside Koga Market Mosque, Hadejia File:Hadejia 13.jpg, Emir's Palace Hadejia File:Captain Phillips Grave.jpg, Grave of Captain Phillips (kabarin mai tumbi)

References

External links

* Website of the Hadejia Emirate (archived) {{authority control Local Government Areas in Jigawa State