Garko Towns And Villages

Garko is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria, centred on the town of Garko on the A237 highway. The area covers about 450 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 161,966 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 266,400. Garko holds ten wards: Dal, Garin Ali, Garko, Gurjiya, Kafin Malamai, Katumari, Kwas, Raba, Sarina and Zakarawa.

Hausa farming communities work the area’s grain and groundnut fields across these wards.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, and the GeoNames and GRID3 gazetteers:

  1. Addawa
  2. Auduga
  3. Babban Baure
  4. Beguwa
  5. Bingin Kari
  6. Buda
  7. Burundun
  8. Butun
  9. Cediya
  10. Dakare
  11. Dal
  12. Danin
  13. Danmaliki
  14. Danzarawa
  15. Dashi
  16. Dausayi
  17. Dawaki Buda
  18. Fafurai
  19. Fancha
  20. Galadanci
  21. Garfawa
  22. Garin Ali
  23. Garko
  24. Garwaji
  25. Guna
  26. Gurjiya
  27. Jimfire
  28. Kademawa
  29. Kafin Ciri
  30. Kafin Malamai
  31. Kastinawa
  32. Katumari
  33. Kawo
  34. Kera
  35. Kira Kira
  36. Kofar Arewa
  37. Kogon Doki
  38. Kukar Lafiya
  39. Kumfada
  40. Kuraye
  41. Kurundawa
  42. Kutunka Arewa
  43. Kutunkawa
  44. Kwas
  45. Lama
  46. Lamire
  47. Maida
  48. Makadi
  49. Makaman Kudu
  50. Makarawa
  51. Mara
  52. Mawashi
  53. Narya
  54. Raba
  55. Randa
  56. Sabon Garin Kafin Malamai
  57. Sabon Garin Karfau
  58. Sanni
  59. Sargi
  60. Sarina
  61. Shata
  62. Shayawa
  63. Shuwo
  64. Tasafe
  65. Tiya Labdago
  66. Tsakuwar Baki
  67. Tsakuwar Dal
  68. Tsamiya
  69. Turakawa
  70. Unguwar Bussau
  71. Unguwar Jatau
  72. Unguwar Kuka
  73. Unguwar Madugu
  74. Yamari
  75. Yamman Kudu
  76. Yandungwi
  77. Yarka
  78. Zabaran
  79. Zakarawa
  80. Zango
  81. Zangon Barkono
  82. Zubadari
  83. Zumbulawa