Kiyawa

Kiyawa
LGA and town
Kiyawa
Coordinates: 11°47′05″N 9°36′30″E / 11.78472°N 9.60833°E / 11.78472; 9.60833
Country	Nigeria
State	Jigawa State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Kiyawa is a town and Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Geography

Kiyawa is located at 11°47′05″N 09°36′30″E / 11.78472°N 9.60833°E / 11.78472; 9.60833Coordinates: 11°47′05″N 09°36′30″E / 11.78472°N 9.60833°E / 11.78472; 9.60833 and has an estimated population of 17,704. It is situated on the road running between Dutse and Azare with Dutse (30 km west), Jemma (35 km east), and Azare (65 km east).

History

In 1801 the Hausa ruler Yakubu was killed attempting to storm the Zamfara fortress located here.

References

External links

MSN Map

Jigawa State

State capital: Dutse

LGAs	Auyo Babura Biriniwa Birnin Kudu Buji Dutse Gagarawa Garki Gumel Guri Gwaram Gwiwa Hadejia Jahun Kafin Hausa Kazaure Kiri Kasama Kiyawa Kaugama Maigatari Malam Madori Miga Ringim Roni Sule Tankarkar Taura Yankwashi

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