Bagwai
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Bagwai
Garin Danmadami | |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname: BGW | |
Coordinates: 12°09′28″N 8°08′09″E / 12.15778°N 8.13583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kano State |
Area | |
• Total | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 162,847 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 701 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.KN.BA |
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Bagwai is a local government area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Bagwai.
It has an area of 405 km2 and had a population of 162,847 in the 2006 census. The third biggest dam in Kano State Watari Dam is located in Bagwai. The postal code of the area is 701.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Bagwai_Gate.jpg/250px-Bagwai_Gate.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Bagwai_Secretariat.jpg/250px-Bagwai_Secretariat.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bagwai_Mosque.jpg/250px-Bagwai_Mosque.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Watari_Dam.jpg/220px-Watari_Dam.jpg)
Wards
There are ten wards in Bagwai local government:
- Bagwai
- Dangada
- Gadanya
- Gogori
- Kiyawa
- Kwajale
- Rimin Dako
- Romo
- Sare-Sare
- Warure
- Tsakuwa
- Wuro Bagga
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Boat at Watari dam Bagwai
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.