Gwandu

Gwandu
LGA and town
Gwandu
Coordinates: NG 12°30′8″N 4°38′33″E / 12.50222°N 4.64250°E / 12.50222; 4.64250Coordinates: NG 12°30′8″N 4°38′33″E / 12.50222°N 4.64250°E / 12.50222; 4.64250
Country	Nigeria
State	Kebbi State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi. Originally founded in the sixteenth century by the Kebbawa, a Hausa-speaking people, Gwandu today acts as one of the four emirates composing Kebbi State.

Kebbi State

State capital: Birnin Kebbi

LGAs	Aleiro Arewa Dandi Argungu Augie Bagudo Birnin Kebbi Bunza Dandi Fakai Gwandu Jega Kalgo Koko/Besse Maiyama Ngaski Sakaba Shanga Suru Wasagu/Danko Yauri Zuru

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