Kaltungo

Kaltungo
LGA and town
Kaltungo

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 9°53′N 11°26′E / 9.883°N 11.433°E / 9.883; 11.433Coordinates: 9°53′N 11°26′E / 9.883°N 11.433°E / 9.883; 11.433
Country  Nigeria
State Gombe State
Headquarters Kaltungo
Government
  Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council Musa Buba
  The Mai Kaltungo Saleh Muhammed
Area
  Total 881 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
  Total 149,805
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix 770
ISO 3166 code NG.GO.KA

Kaltungo is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaltungo in the west of the area on the A345 highway at 9°48′51″N 11°18′32″E / 9.81417°N 11.30889°E / 9.81417; 11.30889.

It has an area of 881 km² and a population of 149,805 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 770.[1]

The General Hospital in Kaltungo served snakebite victims from Duguri District, Alkaleri LGA, Bauchi State, after a flood along the River Benue in October 2012 resulted in a large increase in the population of venomous snakes. A July 2013 report indicated that over 200 people in Duguri District had died of snakebite; "whoever is lucky to make it to Kaltungo is treated in only two days and then they return home."[2]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. Agbo, Catherine (2013-07-22). "Nigeria: Snakes Kill 200 in Bauchi". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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