Karaye Towns And Villages

Karaye is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria, and seat of the Karaye Emirate Council. Its headquarters sits at Karaye town, about 90 kilometres southwest of Kano city.

The 2006 census counted 144,045 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 236,900. The LGA covers about 479 square kilometres.

Karaye holds ten wards: Daura, Kafin Dafga, Karaye, Kurugu, Kwanyawa, Tudun Kaya, Turawa, Unguwar Hajji, Yammedi and Yola. The Challawa Gorge Dam sits within the LGA, holding back the Challawa River, a tributary of the Kano River.

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

  1. Adama
  2. Bauni
  3. Citama
  4. Dadin Kowa
  5. Dan Zuwa
  6. Daura
  7. Daurawa
  8. Figi
  9. Jaji
  10. Kafin Dafga
  11. Karaye
  12. Kumbugawa
  13. Kurugu
  14. Kwanyawa
  15. Kyari
  16. Ma
  17. Nassarawa
  18. Sauna
  19. Tofa
  20. Tudun Kaya
  21. Turawa
  22. Unguwar Dawa
  23. Unguwar Hajji
  24. Ungwan Alhazi
  25. Ungwan Randi
  26. Yammedi
  27. Yola