Kankara

Official = Kankara LGA Other name = Kankara Native name = Kankara Ta Danjanmakka mai gwanjon karfe

Settlement_type = LGA Headquarters and town Motto = Kankara Ta Danjanmakka mai gwanjon karfe

Government_type = Local Government Area Year of Creation = 1989 Leader_title = Sarkin Pauwan Katsina, District Head of Kankara Leader_title = Kanwan Katsina, District Head of Ketare Magnitude Area =1,462 KM² Postal Area Code = 832 Total Population (2006 Census) = 245,739 Total Population (2021 Projection) = 382853 Number of Settlements = 862 Major Occupation = Farming and Businesses By Muhammad Kasim Sada

Wards[]

The LGA has 11 political wards

1. Burdugau
2. Danmurabu
3. Gundawa
4. Gurbi
5. Kankara
6. Ketare
7. Kukasheka
8. Mabai
9. Yargoje
10. Yar'Tsamiya
11. Zango

The LGA has 19 Village Heads,with 350 Community Leaders. The LGA has 1 General Hospital, 1 Comprehensive Health Centre, 15 Primary Health Care, 2 Private clinics, and 42 Health Clinics and Dispensaries. Based on GIS map the LGA has total population of 405,438, target population of the children under one year is 16217, pregnant women 20271, women of child-bearing age is 89196, children under five years old 81,087. By Muhammad Kasim 07010191427

Kankara kidnapping[]

A mass kidnapping was committed by at a Government Science School Kankara on 11 December 2020.^[1]

References[]

Nadabo I, (1988) Kankara Historical Stages...

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