Dawakin Kudu

Dawakin Kudu
—  LGA and town  —
Dawakin Kudu Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°50′05″N 8°35′53″E / 11.83472°N 8.59806°E / 11.83472; 8.59806Coordinates: 11°50′05″N 8°35′53″E / 11.83472°N 8.59806°E / 11.83472; 8.59806
Country	Nigeria
State	Kano State
Government
– Chairman	Dan Iyan Kano Alhaji Yusuf Bayero
Area
– Total	384 km2 (148.3 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
– Total	225,389
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	713
ISO 3166 code	NG.KN.DK

Dawakin Kudu is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dawakin Kudu.

It has an area of 384 km² and a population of 225,389 at the 2006 census.

The district head of Dawakin Kudu in 2009 is Dan Iyan Kano Alhaji Yusuf Bayero and the village head is Sarkin Dawaki Aminu Bala Usman Dawaki.

Dawakin Kudu has the oldest dyeing pit in Kano State.

The postal code of the area is 713.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-20.