Birniwa Towns And Villages
Birniwa is a Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria, in the Hadejia river wetlands north of Dutse. Its headquarters sits at Birniwa town.
Checked 1 August 2026 · Sources: INEC 2015 polling-unit directory, GeoNames, GRID3
The 2006 census counted 142,015 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 244,200. Birniwa holds eleven wards: Batu, Birniwa, Dangwaleri, Diginsa, Fagi, Kachallari, Karanka, Kazura, Machinamari, Matamu and Nguwa.
Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri (Mangawa) communities farm and fish across the area. The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC polling-unit directory and the GRID3 Nigeria settlement gazetteer.
- Abari
- Adamri
- Antauwa
- Anturu
- Ari Adam
- Babankwari
- Barburam
- Batu
- Beguwa
- Birniwa
- Birniwa Tasha
- Buhunni
- Bulachandi
- Bulamalum
- Burseli
- Busuku
- Chilaro
- Chilinfitari
- Dagaceri
- Dagilfani
- Dakimba
- Dalakaya
- Dangwaleri
- Daramowa
- Dargazawa
- Diginsa
- Dikukawa
- Dole
- Domara
- Fagi
- Fajiginari
- Fulatannan
- Gabasmari
- Gajarma
- Gajiram
- Garin Jibo
- Garin Sadi
- Gatare
- Gilagi
- Gomari
- Goruba
- Gugurum
- Gura-Gura
- Gwandari
- Gwarga
- Haushindole
- Isfari
- Jargiwa
- Jaruwa
- Kachallari
- Kaderi
- Kakori
- Kanya Babba
- Kanya Karama
- Karanka
- Kasabur
- Kasarwa
- Kazarai
- Kazura
- Kibiwan
- Kilbu
- Kirilla
- Kishinde
- Koguwa
- Kokomari
- Korewa
- Kubuna
- Kuka Inkiwa
- Kukawa
- Kundi
- Kupsa
- Kuzo Yara
- Kwagga
- Kwarkwasa
- Laraba
- Lawandi
- Mabam
- Machinamari
- Madugunsumi
- Mainari
- Maisawa
- Maiso
- Maizariya
- Majanna
- Malori
- Malorin Kasim
- Mara
- Marye
- Matamu
- Matara
- Matara Babba
- Munkawo
- Murguram
- Musari
- Nguwa
- Rakumin Ari
- Shadawanka
- Sumburtu
- Taljari
- Tamsugu Dogo
- Tatajiya
- Timbiri
- Tsamiyar Zaki
- Tsangayar Kudu
- Tsangayar Liman
- Tsangayar Yamma
- Tsinkaina
- Tsirya
- Unguwar Sarkin Fawa
- Walawa
- Wargale
- Yarda
- Zaini
- Zangayam
- Zigindimi
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