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Local government areas in Kebbi State

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Birnin Kebbi
adminstrative capital of Kebbi State, Nigeria
Argungu
Argungu is a city in Nigeria's Kebbi State, situated on the Sokoto River. As of 2007 Argungu had an estimated population of 47,064. The city is the seat of the Argungu Emirate, a traditional state. The city is a major agricultural center for the area, with key crops including tobacco, peanuts, rice, millet, wheat, and sorghum. The city also hosts an annual international fishing festival which was suspended for 11 years. The Argungu fishing festival was held again in the year 2020 from March 11–14
Zuru
Zuru is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Zuru. It is also the Headquarters of Zuru Emirate. The Emirate comprises four local government areas, namely: Wasagu/Danko, Fakai, Sakaba and Zuru.
Aleiro
Aleiro is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Aliero.
Gwandu
Gwandu, also called Gando, is a local government area in Kebbi State, with its headquarters at Gwandu town. Established by the founder of the Kebbi Kingdom, Muhammadu Kanta, the settlement was used as royal farmland (gandu) by the kingdom's rulers for centuries. Following the founding of the Sokoto Caliphate in the 19th century and the decline of Kebbi, Gwandu became a co-capital of the Caliphate, from which its Emirs oversaw the western and southern territories. The capital of the Gwandu Emirate was later changed to Birnin Kebbi in 1906.
Bagudo
Bagudo is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria, sharing a boundary with the Republic of Niger and Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Bagudo.
Fakai
Fakai is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mahuta.
Yauri
local government area in Nigeria
Dandi
LGA in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Jega
local government area in Nigeria
Augie
LGA and town in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Arewa Dandi
LGA and town in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Bunza
Bunza is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bunza and was created in 1975 out of the then-state of Sokoto during the local government reform under the General Murtala administration. Bunza shares bounders in the east with Kalgo LGA, the latter was created in 1996 out of the present Bunza; in the north with Dandi and Arewa LGA's; and in the south and west with Suru Local Government Area, the latter was created in 1991 out of Bunza.
Sakaba
Sakaba is one of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It's part of the Zuru Emirate and has its headquarters in Dirindaji. Sakaba became part of Kebbi State when it was created from Sokoto State on 27 August, 1991.
Koko/Besse
Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Koko town. The town was founded by Mallam Mamman Dan-Gindi, a grandson of Mallam Abdulsalami Bagimbane. The majority inhabitants of Koko/Besse are Gimbanawa and Fulani tribes.
Ngaski
Ngaski is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria, on the shores of Kainji Lake. Its headquarters are in the town of Wara.
Kalgo
Kalgo is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It was created in 1996 out of the Bunza LGA. Its headquarters are in the town of Kalgo. Kalgo LGA shares a west border with Bunza LGA.
Maiyama
Maiyama is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Maiyama.
Wasagu/Danko
Wasagu/Dankomaga is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ribah.
Shanga
LGA and town in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Suru
local government area of Nigeria