Hawul 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 ...
of
Borno State
Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...
,
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, ...
. It's located in the southern part of the state.
Is headquarters are in the town of
Azare
Azare is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was founded by Mallam Zaki, who was put into office by Shehu Usman Danfodio in early 1814. Azare is the headquarters of the Katagum division in Bauchi State. It is bordered to the east by Damban LG ...
.
It has an area of 2,098 km and a population of about 120,000 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
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of the area is 603.
It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the
Biu Emirate, a
traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.
Climate/Geography
Hawul LGA has an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a total area of 2,098 square kilometers. The dry and rainy seasons are the two distinct seasons experienced by the LGA. In the Hawul LGA, the average
wind speed
In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer.
Wind spe ...
is 10 km/h, and the average
humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation (meteorology), precipitation, dew, or fog t ...
is 21%.
Gallery
File:A beautiful clear water running between rocks in Hawul, Borno State.jpg, A beautiful clear water running between rocks in Hawul, Borno State
File:A beautiful water fall in Hawul, Borno State.jpg, A beautiful water fall in Hawul, Borno State
File:A beautiful bird in Hawul, Borno State.jpg, A beautiful bird in Hawul, Borno State
File:A beautiful river in Hawul, Borno State.jpg, A beautiful river in Hawul, Borno State
File:A beautiful horse eating grass in Hawul, Borno State.jpg, A beautiful horse eating grass in Hawul, Borno State
References
Local Government Areas in Borno State
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