Gumel Towns And Villages

Gumel is a Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria, seat of the historic Gumel Emirate. It sits about 190 km northeast of Kano and 20 km south of the border with Niger Republic. The LGA had 106,371 people at the 2006 census, projected to 182,900 by 2022 (citypopulation.de).

Gumel town, the LGA headquarters, was founded around 1750 by Dan Juma and his Mangawa (Manga) followers, and moved to its present site from Tumbi in 1845. The emirate passed from Kano State to Jigawa State in 1991.

This list draws on the INEC 2015 Polling Unit Directory for Gumel LGA, GRID3 Nigeria settlement data, and GeoNames. Most entries are Gumel town’s own wards, plus outlying hamlets that fall inside those wards.

  1. Awala
  2. Baikarya
  3. Balai
  4. Bola
  5. Dan Ama
  6. Dandura
  7. Dantanoma
  8. Duhuwa
  9. Galagamma
  10. Gangara
  11. Garin Alhaji Barka
  12. Garin Baushi
  13. Garin Gambo
  14. Garin Kailu
  15. Garin Mallam
  16. Ginsau
  17. Gumel
  18. Gusau
  19. Hammado
  20. Kanjau
  21. Kankare
  22. Karkasara
  23. Ketawa
  24. Kofar Arewa
  25. Kofar Yamma
  26. Kokinami
  27. Kuloniya
  28. Kwaire
  29. Liman Mado
  30. Maigazari
  31. Maituruniya
  32. Majingini
  33. Mele
  34. Naibawa
  35. Tandu
  36. Ubandawaki
  37. Yankifi
  38. Zango
  39. Zuge
  40. Zuwo