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Also known as DBT

Danbatta (or Dambatta or Dambarta) is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. It is located about 49 miles north of Kano city at the Northern border of Kano state with Jigawa state. It has headquarters at Danbatta town, located on the A2 highway.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Danbatta
Settlement.other_name
Dambarta
Settlement.native_name
Dan-batta
Settlement.nickname
Garin Jayau
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and town
Settlement.motto
Batta ka dawo
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kano State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Northern Nigeria
Settlement.government_type
Multi-party democracy
Settlement.leader_title
Honourable Chairman.
Settlement.leader_name
Muhammad Abdullahi Wango
Settlement.established_date
1979
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric

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  • Danbatta Local Government Area Districts
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Danbatta (or Dambatta or Dambarta) is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. It is located about 49 miles north of Kano city at the Northern border of Kano state with Jigawa state. It has headquarters at Danbatta town, located on the A2 highway.

It has an approximate area of 732 km and a population of 207,968 at the 2006 census. It is bordered to the north and east by Kazaure and Babura Local Government areas of Jigawa State respectively, and to the south and west by Minjibir and Makoda local Government areas of Kano state respectively.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dambatta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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