Bebeji
| Bebeji | |
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| — LGA and town — | |
 Bebeji
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| Coordinates: 11°40′N 8°16′E / 11.667°N 8.267°ECoordinates: 11°40′N 8°16′E / 11.667°N 8.267°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kano State |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Dankaka Hussaini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 717 km2 (277 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 188,859 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 711 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KN.BE |
Bebeji is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bebeji.
It has an area of 717 km² and a population of 188,859 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 711.[1]
[edit] Geography
The town of Bebeji is located 45 km southwest of Kano, with an estimated population of 350,346. [2] It is in close proximity to Bagauda dam which supplies most of the potable water of Bebeji, the federal government recently approved a dam in Bebeji to supplement the Bagauda dam sometimes known for its structural failures. Bebeji is also the location of Habe mosque, declared a monument in 1964. The town is known to have a significant occurrence of ilmenite, a weakly magnetic mineral containing titanium oxide.
[edit] Government
The current federal representative is Dr, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa[3] a former commissioner in Kano State. The chairman of the Bebeji Local Government Area is Kantoma Bebeji. Bebeji Local Government was created in 1990 during the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.
[edit] References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ The World Gazetteer. Retrieved February 20, 2007.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved February 20, 2010. Archived March 10, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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