Kagarko

Kagarko (also Wogon) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagarko. It has an area of 2,356 km² and a population of 239,058 at the 2006 census.[1] The postal code is 802.[2]

Kagarko Wogon
LGA and Town
Nickname(s):  Garin Bubu
Kagarko Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°27′0″N 7°41′0″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
Headquarters	Kagarko Town
Government
• Executive Chairman	Nasara Rabo
• Vice chairman	Adamu Shuaibu
Area
• Total	910 sq mi (2,356 km^2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	239,058
• Density	355/sq mi (137.0/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Website	www.kagarkolocalgovernment.com

Boundaries

Kagarko (Wogon) Local Government Area shares boundaries with Kachia Local Government Area to the north, Jaba Local Government Area to the east, Niger State to west and the FCT to the south, respectively.[3][4]

Administrative subdivisions

[5]Kagarko Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely: Subdivisions:

1. Aribi
2. Iddah
3. Jere North
4. Jere South
5. Kagarko North
6. Kagarko South
7. Katugal (Ator)
8. Kukui
9. Kurmin Jibrin (Kosheng)
10. Kushe

It also comprises about eleven districts which are:

1. Shadalafiya (Nkui)
2. Katugal
3. Kushe
4. Jere
5. Dogon Kurmi (Uner)
6. Kenyi
7. Kurmin Dangana
8. Kubacha (Uhuca)
9. Aribi
10. Kagarko (Wogon) districts.

People

The people are predominantly farmers. The Batinor (Koro) people is the dominant group in the area. Others are Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa and Adara. They are very hard working and mostly farmers, about 70% of ginger produced in Kaduna State is from Kagarko.

Traditional stools

[6]Kagarko consists of three chiefdoms:

1. Jere Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Dr. Sa'ad Usman (OFR) with headquarters in Jere.
2. Kagarko Chiefdom: Headed by the Sarkin Kagarko, Alh. Sa'ad Abubakar, with headquarters in Kagarko Town;
3. Koro Chiefdom: Headed by the Ere-Koro, Ere Yohanna Akaito (JP), with headquarters in Uhucha;

References

1. "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
3. "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
4. "Kaduna-State-Political-Map". VON. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
5. "Kagarko, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
6. "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved October 1, 2020.