Wudil 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 ...
in
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 ...
,
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 are in the town of Wudil on the
A237 highway.
It has an area of 362 km and a population of 185,189 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...
of the area is 713101.
Climate
Wudil local government Area experiences a stifling, generally cloudy wet season, a partially cloudy dry season, and year-round heat. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 54°F and 102°F; it is rarely lower or higher than 49°F or 107°F. With an average daily high temperature above 99°F, the hot season spans 2.2 months, from March 16 to May 23. May is Wudil's hottest month, with an average high temperature of 100°F and low temperature of 76°F. With an average daily maximum temperature below 90°F, the chilly season spans 1.8 months, from December 3 to January 28. At an average low of 55°F and high of 88°F, January is the coldest month of the year in Wudil.
Geography
Wudil Local Government Area has an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a total area of 362 square kilometers. The Local Government Area experiences two different seasons, known as the rainy and dry seasons, with an average wind speed of nine kilometers per hour.
Religion
The religions that are mostly practice in wudil local government area are Islam and Christianity.
Notable People
Notable Clans
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Jobawa
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Torankawa
Notable dynasties
References
Local Government Areas in Kano State
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