Safana
Safana is a town and Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. The western border of the area is shared with Zamfara State. It has an area of 282 km2 and a population of 183,779 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 821.Safana
- Type: Locality with 185,000 residents
- Description: LGA and town in Katsina State, Nigeria
- Category: local government area of Nigeria
- Location: Safana, Katsina State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.41075° or 12° 24′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.41456° or 7° 24′ 52″ east
Population
185,000
Elevation
509 metres (1,670 feet)
Open location code
7F49CC67+8R
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Safana” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Safana (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Safana”
- Chinese: “Safana”
- French: “Safana”
- Fulah: “Safana”
- Hausa: “Safana”
- Igbo: “Safana”
- Italian: “Safana”
- Karekare: “Safana”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Safana”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Safana”
- Spanish: “Safana”
- Urdu: “سافنا”
- Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Safana”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Safana”
- Yoruba: “Safana”
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