Taura is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Taura. Most people in Taura are Hausa people, Taura Local government borders Garki to the North, Gagarawa to the east, Jahun to the south, and Ringim to the west.

Taura
LGA and town
Taura
Coordinates: 10°32′2″N 9°2′59″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Jigawa State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Baffa Yahaya (APC)
Area
• Total	252 sq mi (653 km2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	131,757
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 653 km² (252 sq mi) and a population of 131,757 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 733.[1]

Taura has a fertile land for both wet and dry seasons farming activities. The Local Government produces both subsistence and cash crops and also has great number fruits trees scattered along the bank of the river. In addition to the farming activities majority of the populace, engaged in marketing. These economic resources enable most of the parents to possess means of paying their children’s school fees. The town was famous for its rich in groundnuts, tobacco production and trade, this motivated the British to construct railway from Kano to Nguru via the Taura town.

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