Malumfashi (or Malum Fashi) is a local government in

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. Its headquarters is located in the town of Malumfashi. It has an area of 674 km² and a population of 182,920 at the 2006 census. The current chairman of the local government is Alhaji Muktar Ammani and Justice Saddiq Abdullahi Mahuta is the Galadiman Katsina and District Head of Malumfashi. The

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of the area is 822. The representative of the

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for the Malum Fashi/Kafur constituency is Hon. Muhammed Aminu Ibrahim.

Climate

A hot season lasts 1.9 months in Malumfashi, with average highs over 95°F, and a cool season lasts 2.7 months, with average lows below 86°F. All through the year, the average temperature changes.

Notable people

* Justice Saddik Abdullahi Mahuta, the longest serving Chief Judge of Katsina state, from 1991 to 2013 and the 11th Galadiman Katsina, District Head of Malumfashi. * Sunusi Mamman, Vice Chancellor of Umaru Musa Yar'adua University and Sa'in Galadiman Katsina, hails from Malumfashi local government.

References

{{Katsina State .Malumfashi has a good population of native Hausa Christians. They live in peace with their Hausa Muslim neighbors and relatives. Local Government Areas in Katsina State