Country Nigeria 3-digit postal code prefix 880 Area 3,364 km² ISO 3166 code Zamfara State | Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Climate Aw Local time Sunday 4:53 AM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 9% Humidity | ||
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Gusau is a city and Local Government Area located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State.
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Map of Gusau, Nigeria
The LGA has an area of 3,364 km² and a population of 383,162 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 880.
Geography
Gusau sits just north of a line drawn from Kebbe to Kano, and has an estimated population of 147,404.
Its population is mostly Hausa with some Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Igala etc.
Government
Sharia practice was first declared in the city in 1999 by the governor Ahmed Sani (Yariman Bakura) and is still in force.
References
Gusau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA