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#REDIRECT [[Gaya, Kano State]] |
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{{Other uses|Gaya (disambiguation){{!}}Gaya}} |
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{{Citations missing|date=March 2009}} |
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'''Gaya''' is a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|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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It has an area of 613 km² and a population of 201,016 at the 2006 census. |
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The [[postal code]] of the area is 713.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | work = | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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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. |
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==Traditional state== |
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The traditional ruler of Gaya is known as the '''Sarkin Gaya'''. The present Sarkin Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya (born 1 January 1931) has been on the throne since his appointment in 1990. Alhaji Ibrahim Gaya was previously the district head of [[Kunchi, Nigeria|Kunchi]] and then [[Minjibir]]. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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*[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NI/29/Gaya.html Gaya, Nigeria Page]. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004. Retrieved 2009-03-25. |
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* [http://www.kanostate.net/origin.html] |
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{{Kano State}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Kano State]] |
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[[Category:Local Government Areas in Kano State]] |
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{{kano-geo-stub}} |
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