Taura

Taura is a town and Local Government Area of , . Most people in Taura are Hausa people, Taura Local government borders Garki to the North, to the east, to the south, and to the west.
  • 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
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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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