Augie
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Augie is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State
, Nigeria
. Its headquarters are in the town of Augie.
Towns in the area include Bagaye, Birnin Tudu, Bubuce, Illela. The area is primarily agricultural producing sugar cane, mango,banana etc. Major language groups are Hausa
, Fulani and Zabarmanci, and the population is predominantly Muslim
.
It has an area of 1,185 km² and a population of 117,287 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
of the area is 861.
Kebbi State
Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi. The state was formed from part of Sokoto State in 1991. Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Augie.
Towns in the area include Bagaye, Birnin Tudu, Bubuce, Illela. The area is primarily agricultural producing sugar cane, mango,banana etc. Major language groups are Hausa
Hausa language
Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 25 million people, and as a second language by about 18 million more, an approximate total of 43 million people...
, Fulani and Zabarmanci, and the population is predominantly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
.
It has an area of 1,185 km² and a population of 117,287 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
of the area is 861.
Augie may also refer to
- Augie, a nickname for such names as "Agosto", "Augusta", "Augustin", Augustine (disambiguation), "Augustino", and "Augustus"
- Augie, a character in the 1995 film SmokeSmoke (film)Smoke is an American independent film released in 1995. It was produced by Hisami Kuroiwa, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein and directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster...
, modelled after the owner of Augie's Jazz Bar - Augie's Jazz Bar, which closed in 1998 and reopened in 1999 under the name Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-LoungeSmoke (film)Smoke is an American independent film released in 1995. It was produced by Hisami Kuroiwa, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein and directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster...