Gwiwa
Gwiwa is a town and Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. It is a reminiscent of Kagara, a settlement that flourished around 1757c. According to oral tradition, Kagara was ransacked by an expedition sent by Bawa-jangwarzo as part of the wars that ensued between Katsina and Gobir.- Local government area of Nigeria with about 129,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 490 metres (1,600 feet)
- …is also known as “Gwiwa Local Government Area”
- Description: local government area in Nigeria
- Location
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Latitude
12.7541° or 12° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
8.2812° or 8° 16′ 52″ east
Open location code
7F4CQ73J+JF
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Gwiwa” goes by many names.
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