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Hawul is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It is located in the southern part of the state. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Azare and the area is made up of towns and villages which include Dagiza, Bantali, Damudanaka, Kidang, Samari, Pakilama, Tong, Ghuma, and Shaffa. Hawul LGA is part of the Biu Emirate with the Emir superintending over the traditional affairs of the LGA. The Hausa, Kanuri, and Fufulde languages are commonly spoken in the LGA while Islam and Christianity are widely practiced in the LGA. It has an area of 2,098 km and a population of about 1

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Hawul
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LGA
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A beautiful mountain in Hawul, Borno State.jpg
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A beautiful mountain in Hawul, Borno State
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Country
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Borno State
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Imperial
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2006
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WAT
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+1
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village

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Population
86964
Area
2098
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Hawul Borno State Nigeria.2019.DSC01942.jpg
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Hawul is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It is located in the southern part of the state. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Azare and the area is made up of towns and villages which include Dagiza, Bantali, Damudanaka, Kidang, Samari, Pakilama, Tong, Ghuma, and Shaffa. Hawul LGA is part of the Biu Emirate with the Emir superintending over the traditional affairs of the LGA. The Hausa, Kanuri, and Fufulde languages are commonly spoken in the LGA while Islam and Christianity are widely practiced in the LGA. It has an area of 2,098 km and a population of about 120,000 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 603.

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