Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Kaduna State

Kaura

Kaura is a town and a Local Government Area in southern , . Its headquarters are in the town of Kaura in Asholyio Chiefdom. The Local Government Council is chaired by Matthias Siman.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 236,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Kaura Local Government Area”, “Kaura, Nigeria”, and “Watyap”

Kaura

Latitude
9.6123° or 9° 36′ 44″ north
Longitude
8.4699° or 8° 28′ 12″ east
Population
236,000
Elevation
1,042 metres (3,419 feet)
Open location code
6FXCJF69+WX
Geo­Names ID
8634541
Wiki­data ID
Q6378873
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Kaura” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kaura”
  • Chinese: “Kaura”
  • French: “Kaura”
  • Hausa: “Kaura”
  • Igbo: “Kaura”
  • Italian: “Kaura”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kaura”
  • Portuguese: “Kaura”
  • Slovenian: “Kaura”
  • Spanish: “Kaura”
  • Tyap: “Watyap”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Kaura”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Kaura”

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