Bagwai

Bagwai is a town and Local Government Area in , northern . It lies along the shores of the Bagwai Dam and serves as a peaceful gateway to rural Hausa life.
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Bagwai

Latitude
12.1° or 12° 5′ 60″ north
Longitude
8.1437° or 8° 8′ 38″ east
Population
162,000
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Open location code
7F4C34XV+XF
Geo­Names ID
8633696
Wiki­data ID
Q4842187
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Bagwai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بغوي
  • Cebuano: Bagwai (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Bagwai
  • Chinese: Bagwai
  • French: Bagwai
  • Fulah: Ɓagwai
  • Hausa: Ɓagwai
  • Igbo: Bagwai
  • Italian: Bagwai
  • Japanese: バグワイ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bagwai
  • Portuguese: Baguai
  • Portuguese: Bagwai
  • Spanish: Bagwai
  • Yoruba: Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Bagwai
  • Yoruba: Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bagwai

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bagwai”. Photo: Abubakar A Gwanki, CC BY-SA 4.0.