Argungu Towns And Villages

Argungu is a Local Government Area on the Sokoto River in Kebbi State, Nigeria, seat of the Argungu Emirate and home of the annual Argungu Fishing Festival. The 2006 census counted 200,248 residents; projections put the 2022 figure near 342,100.

The area holds 11 wards: Alwasa/Gotomo, Dikko, Felande, Galadima, Gulma, Gwazange/Kisawa/U Gyaga, Kokani North, Kokani South, Lailaba, Sauwa/Kaurar Sani and Tungar Zazzagawa/Rumbuki/Sarkawa. Argungu town itself sits in Kokani South ward.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GeoNames gazetteer and GRID3’s settlement points for Argungu LGA:

  1. Alwasa
  2. Argungu
  3. Asarara
  4. Bachaka
  5. Baguni
  6. Bangola
  7. Bani Dai
  8. Barikin Gari
  9. Bela
  10. Birnin Lafiya
  11. Dabire
  12. Dagimun
  13. Dalatu
  14. Dalifando
  15. Dan Kanawa
  16. Dan Rini
  17. Danba
  18. Danifandu
  19. Dankoji
  20. Dutsi
  21. Fakon Sarki
  22. Fanfo
  23. Felande
  24. Forestry
  25. Galbi
  26. Gidan Homa
  27. Gotomo
  28. Gotomo Makwashe
  29. Gulma
  30. Gwabare
  31. Gwazange
  32. Illela
  33. Indire
  34. Jada
  35. Kabanchi
  36. Kadubba
  37. Kamfani Sani
  38. Katanga
  39. Kaura
  40. Kisawa
  41. Kitarawa
  42. Kokani North
  43. Kolawa
  44. Kukadu
  45. Kukkoki
  46. Lailaba
  47. Leni
  48. Maidawa
  49. Mallamawa
  50. Marina
  51. Marina Kaura
  52. Modaci
  53. Rairai
  54. Rumbuki
  55. Sabon Gari
  56. Sarkawa
  57. Sarkin Gobir
  58. Sauwa
  59. Tasumbulai
  60. Tungar Alkasum
  61. Tungar Batai
  62. Tungar Dan Magaji
  63. Tungar Karangiya
  64. Tungar Kwalama
  65. Tungar Noma
  66. Tungar Rafi
  67. Tungar Yari
  68. Ummara
  69. Ung. Zumari
  70. Ung/Maifada
  71. Unguwar Mali
  72. Unwara
  73. Wali
  74. Yamama
  75. Yar Cediya
  76. Yar Mahauta
  77. Zazzagawa