Sanga, Nigeria
Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Sanga (also Igbunbu) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Gbantu (Hausa: Gwantu). The Local Government Council is chaired by Bisallah Malam. It has an area of 1,821 km2 and had a population of 151,485 as at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 801.
Boundaries
Sanga Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with just a single local government area in southern Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA to the west. The rest of its boundaries are shared with Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, and Riyom LGAs of Plateau State to the east; and Akwanga, Karu, Kokona, and Wamba LGAs of Nasarawa State to the south respectively.
Geography
Sanga Local Government Area has an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius or 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit and a total area of 781 square kilometres. The two distinct seasons that the Local Government Area experiences are the dry and the rainy seasons, with an average wind speed of 10 km/h or 6 mph throughout the region.
Population
Sanga Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 151,485.
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