Birnin Gwari
Birnin Gwari is a city, emirate and Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of 6,185 km2 and a population of 252,363 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 800.- Type: local government area of Nigeria with 259,000 residents
- Description: local government area in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Birnin Gwari”, “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Birnin-Gwari”, and “Burnin Gwari”
Birnin Gwari
- Category: geographical feature
- Location: Kaduna State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.8261° or 10° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
6.6551° or 6° 39′ 18″ east
Population
259,000
Elevation
511 metres (1,677 feet)
Open location code
7F28RMG4+C2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Birnin Gwari” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birnin Gwari”
- French: “Birnin Gwari”
- Fulah: “Birnin Gwari”
- Hausa: “Birnin Gwari”
- Igbo: “Birnin Gwari”
- Italian: “Birnin Gwari”
- Karekare: “Birnin Gwari”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Birnin Gwari”
- Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Birnin Gwari”
- Spanish: “Birnin-Gwari”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Birnin-Gwari”
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