Funtua

Also known as FTA, FTA, Huntuwa

Funtua is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria, and is headquartered in the town of Funtua on the A126 highway.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Funtua
Settlement.nickname: Huntuwa Huntun Dutse (Ta Magaji Mai Hayakin Taba)
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.motto: Huntun dutse ta Magaji mai Naira; Ka zo da arziki ka kara arziki, ka zo da tsiya ka koma da arziki.
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: Katsina
Settlement.leader_title: Local Government Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Alhaji Abdu Goya
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 448
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 census
Settlement.population_total: 225,571 and 502,110 according to 2016 estimate
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank1: Hausa and other Nigeria Ethnic groups

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Wikidata facts

Population: 75029
Area: 448
Image: Funtua town view from Funtua Rock.jpg

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Commerce and industry
Transport
Educational institutions
Electricity and water supply
Funtua Inland Container Dry Port
Climate
Average Temperature
Notable people
Some towns and villages in Funtua
See also
References

Funtua is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria, and is headquartered in the town of Funtua on the A126 highway.

It is one of the premier local governments in Nigeria created after the local government reforms in 1976. It is the headquarters of the Katsina South senatorial district, which comprises eleven local governments: Bakori, Danja, Dandume, Faskari, Sabuwa, Kankara, Malumfashi, Kafur, Musawa, Matazu and Funtua.