Agaie

Agaie
LGA and town
Agaie Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°01′N 6°19′E / 9.017°N 6.317°ECoordinates: 9°01′N 6°19′E / 9.017°N 6.317°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Niger State
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Isah Muhammad Etsuagie
• Emir	Alhaji Yussuf Nuhu
Area
• Total	1,903 km^2 (735 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	132,907
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	911
ISO 3166 code	NG.NI.AA

Agaie is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agaie on the A124 highway.

It has an area of 1,903 km² and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 911.^[1]

History

Agaie was a 19th-century state in present-day Nigeria covering roughly the same land of the present LGA. It was originally inhabited by Nupe people, but became an emirate and part of the Fulani Empire in 1822, after Fulani mercenaries intervened in the Nupe civil wars. In the early 20th century, the land became a part of the British Empire.The Etsu nupe Agaie is Alhaji Mihammadu Kudu Abubakar ^[2]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. "The AGAIE EMIRATE". Nuhu Lafarma (Education) Foundation. Retrieved 2010-09-01.