Tureta 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 ...

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 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 is in the town of Tureta. It shares a border with

Zamfara State Zamfara (; ; Adlam script, Adlam: ) is a States of Nigeria, state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current List of Governors of Zamfara State, governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Soko ...

in the south and east. They are mainly Hausa people predominantly Burmawa. Islam is there main religion. Fishing and farming are the major occupations. Currently Dr Muhammad Danrabi Tureta is their newly appointed king title as sarkin Burmin tureta. Tureta has an area of 2,383 km and a population of 68,370 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 852.

Climate

The average temperature ranges from 62°F to 103°F, with the wet season being hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy, and the dry season being hot and partly cloudy.

References

Local Government Areas in Sokoto State {{Sokoto-geo-stub