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Kaduna South is a Local Government Area in Kaduna Central Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Makera. Other wards are Barnawa, Tudun wada, Television, Kakuri, Unguwar Muazu, Kabala West, Sabon Gari, Badikko, Unguwar Sanusi and Kurmin Mashi. It has an area of 46.2 km².[1] The postal code of the area is 800.[2]

Kaduna South Kaduna ta Kudu(Hausa) Ka̠duna da̠ Ka̠tak(Jju) Ka̠duna ma̠ A̠tak(Tyap)
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
Headquarters	Makera
Government
• Executive chairman	Yakubu Jarimi
Area
• Total	17.8 sq mi (46.2 km2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	402,731
• Density	30,560/sq mi (11,799/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Boundaries

Kaduna South Local Government Area shares boundaries with three Local Government Areas: Kaduna North Local Government Area to the north, Chikun Local Government Area to the south and Igabi Local Government Area to the northwest, respectively.[3][4]

Administrative subdivisions

Kaduna South Local Government Area consists of 13 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely:[5]

1. Badiko
2. Barnawa
3. Kakuri Gwari
4. Kakuri Hausa
5. Makera
6. Sabon Gari North
7. Sabon Gari South
8. Television
9. Tudun Nupawa
10. Tudun Wada North
11. Tudun Wada South
12. Tudun Wada West
13. Unguwan Sanusi

Demographics

It has an area of 46.2 km² and a population of 402,731 at the 2006 census.[1]

People

The area has a mixed population, comprising Nigerian ethnic groups amongst which include: Adara, Atyap, Bajju, Gbagyi, Ham, Hausa, Idoma, Igala, Igbo and Yoruba, amongst others, practicing different religions.

See also

• Kaduna
• Southern Kaduna

References

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