Kiyawa
Encyclopedia
Kiyawa is a town and Local Government Area
in Jigawa State
, Nigeria
.
(30 km west), Jemma
(35 km east), and Azare
(65 km east).
ruler Yakubu
was killed attempting to storm the Zamfara fortress located here.
Local Government Areas in Nigeria
||Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas .Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors....
in Jigawa State
Jigawa State
-Location:Jigawa State is one of thirty-six states that constitute Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is situated in the north-western part of the country between latitudes 11.00oN to 13.00oN and longitudes 8.00oE to 10.15oE. Kano State and Katsina State border Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State to the...
, 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...
.
Geography
Kiyawa is located at 11°47′05"N 09°36′30"E and has an estimated population of 17,704. It is situated on the road running between Dutse and Azare with DutseDutse
Dutse is a city located in north central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Jigawa State.The Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic has its College of Business and Management Studies at Dutse.- Geography :...
(30 km west), Jemma
Jemma
Jemma or Jama'are is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria.-Geography:Jemma sits 30 km straight west of Azare and 65 km east of Dutse, on the west bank of the Bunga River. 20 km south of Jemma along the river lies the town of Disina. The town has an estimated population of 15,352.Jemma Sarmiento...
(35 km east), and Azare
Azare
-Geography:Azare is located at , at an elevation of 436 meters.It the largest of several nearby towns in the region including Jama'are,Misau,Bulkachuwa. Disina, Faggo, [Zadawa]], and Madara. Azare is home to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Federal Government College Azare and College of...
(65 km east).
History
In 1801 the HausaHausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
ruler Yakubu
Yakubu
Yakubu was ruler of the Hausa city-state of Gobir from 1795 to 1801. Succeeding Bawa, Yakubu waged a number of military campaigns. His reign is also noted for a deterioration of relations between the Hausa elite of Gobir and Fulani Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio, who would soon oppose them in...
was killed attempting to storm the Zamfara fortress located here.