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Kusada

Coordinates: 12°28′N 7°59′E / 12.467°N 7.983°E / 12.467; 7.983
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Butulu of kusada
LGA and town
Kusada
Motto: 
Kusada Garin Malamai
Butulu of kusada is located in Nigeria
Butulu of kusada
Butulu of kusada
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°28′N 7°59′E / 12.467°N 7.983°E / 12.467; 7.983
Country Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Established1996
Government
 • House of RepresentativesHon Ismail Dalhat Kusada [1]
Area
 • Total
390 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
199,267
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
833
ISO 3166 codeNG.KT.KD
Map

Kusada is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Kusada.

The major ethnic groups are Hausa and Fulani.

Its major Villages includes: Kafarda, Dudunni, Dangamau, Yashe, Mawashi, Kofa, Kaikai. The people of Kusada local government are mostly farmers and herdsmen. Their standard of living is well improved as the government had since provided them with social amenities such as, Schools, Hospitals, good tarred roads, boreholes (both manual and solar system), farm boreholes, dams, well organized local markets etc.

Both government boarding and day Secondary and Primary Schools, are located in the town and some major villages in the local government. The local government is also characterized with government residential area, beautiful jumu'at mosques, good township roads and well named and numbered streets.

It has an area of 390 km2 and a population of 199,267 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 833.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.