Faskari

Faskari is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. The population of the LGA was 125,181 as of 2003. The current Sarki (Emir) is Eng. Aminu Tukur Saidu, and the Executive Chairman is Honourable Bala Faskari, an APC member.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Faskari
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.motto: Ta Danyabani
Settlement.imagesize: Ya
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Katsina State
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Alhaji Bala Faskari
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1989
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1750
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 Census
Settlement.population_total: 196,035
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Population: 194400
Area: 1750

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Contents

History
People
Mineral Resources
Relief and Drainage
Climate
Average Temperature
Soils
Vegetation
Ecological challenges
Towns and villages in Faskari
References
External links

==History== Though many myths and legends relate to the emergence of Faskari, it is accepted that its origin came from famous Arab migrants Gido and Wari transient from Alkalawa (Gobir) to Zaria who came and settled among the Mafaskara (meaning the firewood choppers, people who were then into pagan practices). The town of Faskari possibly dates back to 1778. It was later built into a more civilized community by one of the descendants of Kaura Kuren Gumaru, during the reign of Muhammed Bello, the Emir of Katsina from 1844 to 1886.