Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Jigawa State

Taura

Taura is a Local Government Area of , . Its headquarters is in the town of Taura. Most people in Taura are Hausa people, Taura Local government borders to the North, to the east, to the south, and to the west.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 132,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Jigawa State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Taura Local Government Area” and “Taura, Jigawa”

Taura

Latitude
12.2557° or 12° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude
9.3841° or 9° 23′ 3″ east
Population
132,000
Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)
Open location code
7F4F794M+7J
Geo­Names ID
8634248
Wiki­data ID
Q7688838
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Taura” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Taura (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Taura”
  • Chinese: “Taura”
  • French: “Taura”
  • Hausa: “Taura (Nijeriya)”
  • Hausa: “Taura”
  • Igbo: “Taura, Naịjiria”
  • Igbo: “Taura”
  • Italian: “Taura”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Taura”
  • Spanish: “Taura”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Taura”

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