Kubau

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Kubau
Motto(s): 
Home of Grains, Sugarcane and Rearing
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
Government
 • ChairmanBashir Zuntu
Area
 • Total967 sq mi (2,505 km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map

Kubau Local Government Area is one of the 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Anchau. The Local Government Council is chaired by Bashir Zuntu.[1] The present Chairman Hon. Bashir Zuntu.

It was created during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, on November 2, 1995, from the present Ikara Local Government Area.

Subdivisions[edit]

It has eleven (11) political wards, which includes the following;

  1. Anchau Ward
  2. Pampegua Ward
  3. Zuntu Ward
  4. Dutsen-wai Ward
  5. Damau Ward
  6. Kargi Ward
  7. Karreh Ward
  8. Mah Ward
  9. Kubau Ward
  10. Haskiya Ward
  11. Zabi Ward

It also has 10 District with Anchau and Kubau being the oldest as well as the influential among them. The postal code of the area is 811.[2]

Kubau local government has an ancient villages such as Anchau, Gadas, Kuzuntu with a headquarter in Jenau 10 km from the main Anchau.

People[edit]

The major tribes are predominantly Hausa and Fulani. Although there are immigrant tribes like Sayawa, Kurama, etc. But they are very much few.

The people of Kubau LG are predominantly Muslim by religion, although there are some Christians in some parts of the local government.

Government[edit]

Hamisu Ibrahim Kubau is the current serving member representing Ikara/Kubau Federal Constituency, Kaduna State.[citation needed]

Economy[edit]

Kubau local government have the famous Anchau weekly (Tuesday) Market for selling of cattle and many other agricultural produce such as maize, guinea corn, soya beans among others. Another main market is located in Pambegua a junction town for selling of many agricultural commodities on Fridays. Other Markets are the Dutsenwai Tomatoes Market a seasonal market for selling of Irrigated agricultural commodities like Tomatoes, Kogi Tomatoes market is another seasonal market located on Anchau Dutsenwai road at the village of Kogi in Kuzuntu.

It has a lot of natural resources which including iron ore, tin. It is a major agricultural production area in Kaduna State, its major product is sugarcane.

Education[edit]

Kubau local government has many primary and secondary schools in all the 11 wards.

Area and Population[edit]

It has an area of 2,505 km2 and a population of 282,045 as at the 2006 census.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kaduna LG Polls: APC humbles PDP, wins 15 chairmanship seats". 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.