Munya, Nigeria

Munya, Nigeria
Munya
—  LGA  —
Munya is located in Nigeria
Munya
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°47′N 7°02′E / 9.783°N 7.033°E / 9.783; 7.033Coordinates: 9°47′N 7°02′E / 9.783°N 7.033°E / 9.783; 7.033
Country  Nigeria
State Niger State
Area
 – Total 2,176 km2 (840.2 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
 – Total 103,651
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix 921
ISO 3166 code NG.NI.MU

Munya is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Sarkin Pawa in the north of the area near Kaduna State at10°01′00″N 7°06′00″E / 10.0166667°N 7.1°E / 10.0166667; 7.1.

It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 103,651 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 921.[1]

It is located in the eastern region of the state. Its main inhabitants are the Gwari people with farming as their main occupation.

Guni

Munya is made up of eight political wards with Guni ward as the largest and strongest of all. Guni as its popularly called, is the back bone of the whole state at large with most of the missionary schools in the state capital were relocated from Guni. in the local government level, Guni is the town with the most elite people to include the Magaji's family which over the years have contributed to the development and creation of the local government and partly the state at large.

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