Malam Madori
Malam Madori Ƙaramar hukumar Malam Madori | |
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LGA and town | |
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Country | Nigeria |
State | Jigawa State |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman | Usaini Umar (APC) |
Area | |
• Total | 296 sq mi (766 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 164,791 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Malam Madori is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in the north of Jigawa State, Nigeria. As of the 2006 it had a population of 164,791.
It has an area of 766 km2 and a population of 164,791 at the 2006 census.
History
Malam Madu founded Mallam Madori around 1930. A railway station was built around the time, which brought about commercial prosperity. People from nearby towns, such as Dakido, Talaku, Dunari and Hadejia migrated to Mallam Madori for commercial opportunities. Before the railroad was built, farmers transported their goods to nearby markets by pack animal. The advent of the railroad line allowed local farmers to purchase groundnut grinding machines between 1955 and 1957 Groundnut pyramids existed in Malam Madori until the 1970s.
Communities
The Malam Madori LGA includes nearby towns, such as the Dunari community northwest Malam Madori. Dunari is a small town with a population of 10,876, about 6.6% of the total population of the Mallam Madori LGA. Dunari is also the headquarters of a political ward (Dunari Ward), one of eleven wards that comprise the Mallam Madori LGA. Also Includes Malam Madori Bare bari, Kampala, who are mainly migrants from Walmari and kufai (former Malam Madori).
Economy
Mallam Madori holds a weekly market, where farmers go to trade goods. The main local crop is groundnuts and groundnut oil. There is a hospital in Malam Madori. Market day holds on Tuesdays of every week.
Geography
Two water points provide water for Mallam Madori town. The Dunari Water Consumers Association (WCA), in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Sector Reform Program (WSSRP) work together on water issues in the community.
WCA Dunari also provided PPP Toilet at Dunari community to improve the hygiene of the area.
Demographics
The original inhabitants of Mallam Madori were Fulani and Kanuri.
Transportation
The Kano-Nguru railway line runs through Mallam Madori.
References
- ^ "Post Offices-with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- Michael (1993), Bgambo (2011)
- Kano State Groundnut Board
- Madaki Gauyama senior councillor, Hadejia emirate council
- Dodo (2016)