Gwiwa

Gwiwa is a town and Local Government Area of , 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 and Gobir.
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Gwiwa

Latitude
12.7541° or 12° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
8.2812° or 8° 16′ 52″ east
Population
129,000
Elevation
487 metres (1,598 feet)
Open location code
7F4CQ73J+JF
Geo­Names ID
8634237
Wiki­data ID
Q5623681
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Gwiwa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gwiwa (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Gwiwa”
  • Chinese: “Gwiwa”
  • French: “Gwiwa”
  • Hausa: “Gwiwa”
  • Italian: “Gwiwa”
  • Karekare: “Gwiwa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gwiwa”
  • Spanish: “Gwiwa”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Gwiwa”

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