Auyo Towns And Villages

Auyo is a Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria, on the Hadejia River floodplain. Its headquarters sits in Auyo town. The area covers about 512 square kilometres.

Checked 3 October 2026 · Sources: INEC 2015 polling-unit directory, GeoNames, GRID3

The 2006 census counted 132,268 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 227,400. Auyo has ten wards: Auyo, Auyakayi, Ayama, Ayan, Gamafoi, Gamsarka, Gatafa, Kafur, Tsidir and Unik.

Hausa and Fulani farmers grow rice, wheat, millet, sorghum and vegetables on the wetland’s seasonal floodwater; fishing and livestock rearing add to household income. Auyo borders Hadejia to the north, Kafin Hausa to the south and Kaugama to the west.

Key facts
StateJigawa State
HeadquartersAuyo town
Wards10
Population (2006 census)132,268
Population (2022 projection)227,400
Areaabout 512 square kilometres
Towns and villages listed103

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit directory, the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer and the GeoNames gazetteer:

  1. Adaha
  2. Afarmo
  3. Afiyau
  4. Agamo
  5. Aguza
  6. Aima
  7. Akubushin
  8. Arako
  9. Arawa
  10. Arbuna
  11. Argina
  12. Atakajiya
  13. Atura
  14. Auyakayi
  15. Auyo
  16. Auyo Kuka
  17. Ayama
  18. Ayamas Kuka
  19. Ayan
  20. Bakari
  21. Bangel
  22. Banyali
  23. Biritan
  24. Butai
  25. Chiromawa
  26. Dawaya
  27. Dogara
  28. Dogon Marke
  29. Dumumi
  30. Fuge
  31. Furawa
  32. Gamafoi
  33. Gamsarka
  34. Gandun Kadir
  35. Ganuwar Kuka
  36. Gasanya
  37. Gastifi
  38. Gatafa
  39. Gatafa Madaki
  40. Gatakashe Wailare
  41. Gidan Bakware
  42. Gidan Dallah
  43. Gidan Gandu
  44. Gidan Maitandu
  45. Gudito
  46. Guyu
  47. Hada
  48. Hadiyo
  49. Hakudau
  50. Jama’ar Alkali
  51. Jama’ar Ayan
  52. Jama’ar Gabas
  53. Jama’ar Guyu
  54. Jiba Gandu
  55. Jura
  56. Kaban
  57. Kafardau
  58. Kafur
  59. Kaigamari
  60. Kalgo
  61. Kalgwai
  62. Karsha Dunkun
  63. Kataije
  64. Kataudi
  65. Katangar Tsamiya
  66. Kaziyeta
  67. Kigin
  68. Koiya
  69. Kudigin
  70. Kure
  71. Kurei
  72. Kwazimo
  73. Mado
  74. Magarya
  75. Mai Baure
  76. Maje
  77. Makerayi
  78. Maranda
  79. Marakawa
  80. Maskangayu
  81. Matakuwa
  82. Mawa
  83. Muran
  84. Rigar Maaji
  85. Sabon Gidan Ayanduwa
  86. Safa Babba
  87. Safa Karfi
  88. Sateri Kalauri
  89. Shamarma
  90. Shawara
  91. Shingen Gabas
  92. Shingen Yamma
  93. Shinyo
  94. Tigima
  95. Tsaka
  96. Tsidir
  97. Tsurutawa
  98. Tudun Wada
  99. Unik
  100. Uza
  101. Yamudi
  102. Zabaro
  103. Zugo