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.
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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