Bagwai

Bagwai is a town and Local Government Area in , northern Nigeria. It lies along the shores of the Bagwai Dam and serves as a peaceful gateway to rural Hausa life.
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  • Type: Town with 162,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Bagwai Local Government Area”

Bagwai

Latitude
12.1577° or 12° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
8.1357° or 8° 8′ 9″ east
Population
162,000
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Open location code
7F4C545P+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2964904418
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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”
  • Karekare: “Bagwai”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bagwai”
  • Portuguese: “Baguai”
  • Portuguese: “Bagwai”
  • Spanish: “Bagwai”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Bagwai”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bagwai”

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