Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Jigawa State

Yankwashi

Yankwashi is a local government area of in . The local government headquarters is at Karkarna. According to the 2006 Nigerian census, Yankwashi has a population of 95,759 and covers an area of 371 km2.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 95,600 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Yankwashi Local Government Area”

Yankwashi

Latitude
12.7697° or 12° 46′ 11″ north
Longitude
8.5369° or 8° 32′ 13″ east
Population
95,600
Elevation
438 metres (1,437 feet)
Open location code
7F4CQG9P+VQ
Geo­Names ID
8634238
Wiki­data ID
Q8048834
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Yankwashi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yankwashi (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Yankwashi”
  • Chinese: “Yankwashi”
  • French: “Yankwashi”
  • Fulah: “Yankwashi”
  • Hausa: “Yankwashi”
  • Italian: “Yankwashi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Yankwashi”
  • Spanish: “Yankwashi”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Yankwashi”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Yankwashi”

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