Malumfashi
Malumfashi | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
  Malumfashi Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 11°48′N 7°37′E / 11.800°N 7.617°ECoordinates: 11°48′N 7°37′E / 11.800°N 7.617°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Katsina State |
| Established | 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Dr. Aminu Garba Waziri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 674 km2 (260 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 182,920 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 822 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KT.MF |
Malumfashi (or Malum Fashi) is a local government in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Malumfashi.
It has an area of 674 km² and a population of 182,920 at the 2006 census. The current chairman of the local government is Alhaji Muktar Ammani and Justice Saddiq Abdullahi Mahuta is the Galadiman Katsina and District Head of Malumfashi.
The postal code of the area is 822.[1]
The representative to the House of Representatives for the Malum Fashi/Kafur constituency is .[2]
Notable people[]
- Justice Saddik Abdullahi Mahuta, the longest serving Chief Judge of Katsina state, from 1991 to 2013 and the 11th Galadiman Katsina, District Head of Malumfashi.
- Sunusi Mamman, Vice Chancellor of Umaru Musa Yar'adua University and Sa'in Galadiman Katsina, hails from Malumfashi local government.
References[]
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Deputy Minority Whip retains Katsina South senatorial seat". 30 March 2015.
State capital: Katsina | ||
| Local Government Areas |  | |
.Malumfashi has a good population of native Hausa Christians. They live in peace with their Hausa Muslim neighbors and relatives.
Categories:
- Populated places in Katsina State
- Local Government Areas in Katsina State