3-digit postal code prefix 713 Area 613 km² ISO 3166 code Kano State | Elevation 415 m Local time Saturday 8:01 AM | |
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Time zone West Africa Time (UTC+1) Weather 18°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 13% Humidity | ||
Gaya is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gaya in the north of the area.
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Map of Gaya, Nigeria
It has an area of 613 km² and a population of 201,016 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 713.
History
Gaya is believed to be the origin of a man named Kano who first settled in the present Kano State on his search for ironstone. Gaya served as an important terminus of a migratory corridor through which there was an influx of immigrating peoples especially from Eastern Sudan, the Maghrib and the Middle East.
Traditional state
The traditional ruler of Gaya is known as the Sarkin Gaya. The present Sarkin Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya (born in 1930) has been on the throne since his appointment in 1990. Alhaji Ibrahim Gaya was previously the district head of Kunchi and then Minjibir.