Dala, Nigeria
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| 3-digit postal code prefix | 700 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KN.DL |
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Dala is a densely populated
city created in May, 1989 from the old Kano Municipal Local Government. It is located in the north-west part of the Kano metropolis. Its headquarter is in Gwammaja.History
It contains
Geography
It has an area of 19 km2 and a population of 418,777 as at the 2006 census. It is thus the largest Local Government Area in Nigeria.[1]
The postal code of the area is 700.[2]
Economy
Among popular economic and commercial activities in Dala are
Politics
The Local Government is dubbed in (Hausa: Cibiyar Dimokaraɗiyyar Najeriya) meaning 'the Democratic Centre of Nigeria'.
Local MP in the National Assembly is Aliyu Sani Madaki.
Education
One of Nigeria's unity schools, the Government Girls College is in Dala.
Personalities
It is the residential place of the prominent politician
Another prominent resident is business mogul and Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aminu Dantata[3] whose descendants migrated from Bebeji to Sarari / KoKi in Dala Local Government.
Notable Clans
References
- ^ a b c Nigeria, US Embassy. "Amb Campbell's Speech" (PDF). SPEECH OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN CARETAKER COMMITTEE (ALHAJI MAHMUD SANI MADAKIN) DURING THE VISIT OF THE AMERICA AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA AT G.G.C. DALA ON SATURDAY 2ND JUNE, 2007. US Embassy Nigeria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130410/http://nigerianwiki.com/wiki/
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