Lere Towns And Villages

Lere is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters sits at Saminaka. The area covers about 2,634 square kilometres.

The 2006 census recorded a population of 339,740. Citypopulation.de’s 2022 projection puts the total near 501,900.

Lere holds 11 wards: Sabon Birnin, Yar Kasuwa, Garu, Kayarda, Lere, Ramin Kura, Saminaka, Lazuru, Abadawa, Dan Alhaji and Gure/Kahugu. Hausa and Fulani communities farm grain and graze cattle across the area. Lere borders Kauru within Kaduna State, and reaches into Bauchi, Plateau and Kano States along its outer edges.

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

  1. Abadawa
  2. Agaji
  3. Aganduwa
  4. Amawa
  5. Amawa Warsa
  6. Awolu
  7. Ayama
  8. Babban Fadama
  9. Babban Gida
  10. Basuna
  11. Bauda
  12. Belnenu
  13. Bima
  14. Bisallah
  15. Bitarana
  16. Bumbi
  17. Bundu
  18. Bundu Kahugu
  19. Bundu Walikurama
  20. Coroshal
  21. Damau
  22. Dan Alhaji
  23. Dandaura
  24. Danjaba
  25. Dano
  26. Dingin Kahuwa
  27. Doka
  28. Domawa
  29. Dondori
  30. Fadan Kahugu
  31. Fafin Duhu
  32. Famayaji
  33. Federe
  34. Galma
  35. Gama M. Datti
  36. Gamagira
  37. Garu
  38. Gasakora
  39. Gidan Dutse
  40. Goje
  41. Goron Dutse
  42. Gure
  43. Hayin Gada
  44. Hayin Maje
  45. Ishame
  46. Isurutawa
  47. Jahunu
  48. Jaja
  49. Jama’ar Iya
  50. Janji
  51. Jankanwa
  52. Jankasa
  53. Jingre
  54. Jura
  55. Juran Kari
  56. Jurawa
  57. Kadage
  58. Kadigi
  59. Kadugu
  60. Kaffanuwa
  61. Kairan Dangambo
  62. Kakidari
  63. Kaku
  64. Kakumu
  65. Kakunga
  66. Kanfani Amali
  67. Kanga
  68. Kankare
  69. Kantan
  70. Karau-Karau
  71. Karbana
  72. Karfe
  73. Kargi
  74. Katare
  75. Katirji
  76. Kaura
  77. Kauran M. Umaru
  78. Kauyawi
  79. Kawuce
  80. Kerau
  81. Kinigu
  82. Kitimi
  83. Kofar Bakoshi
  84. Krosha
  85. Kudaru
  86. Kunkunu
  87. Kurmi Jele
  88. Kurmin Dodo
  89. Kururuwa
  90. Kussan
  91. Kwadari
  92. Kwaftara
  93. Kwanan Bauda
  94. Kwayan
  95. Lagga
  96. Lazuru
  97. Lere
  98. Leren Mata
  99. Lugura
  100. Luwuna
  101. Madaki
  102. Mahanga
  103. Maibindiga
  104. Maidodo
  105. Maigoma
  106. Maisamari
  107. Majigada
  108. Maka
  109. Malali
  110. Malumfashi
  111. Maresu
  112. Mariri
  113. Marji
  114. Maskawa
  115. Mishawa
  116. Nakwanga Janji
  117. Natari
  118. Nazangi
  119. Noba
  120. Pada
  121. Pata
  122. Payan
  123. Rafin Bulu
  124. Rafin Dadi
  125. Rafin Gari
  126. Rafin Gwaza
  127. Ragwa
  128. Rahama
  129. Ramin Kura
  130. Rimi
  131. Rowa
  132. Rumaya
  133. Sabon Bayi
  134. Sabon Birnin
  135. Sabon Fili
  136. Saminaka
  137. Sheni
  138. Sigau
  139. Skwata
  140. Tabo-Tabo
  141. Tandama
  142. Tarbi
  143. Tashan Dorora
  144. Tsangayan Sule
  145. Tsurutawa
  146. Tudai
  147. Tudun Federe
  148. Tudun Fulani
  149. Tudun Wada
  150. Tugora
  151. Udami
  152. Ukissa
  153. Unguwar Adamu
  154. Unguwar Alhaji Kimba
  155. Unguwar Alhaji Mato
  156. Unguwar Bawa
  157. Unguwar Boka
  158. Unguwar Dankano
  159. Unguwar Dawa Gari
  160. Unguwar Dodo
  161. Unguwar Dogara
  162. Unguwar Galadima
  163. Unguwar Inusa
  164. Unguwar Isa
  165. Unguwar Ishaya
  166. Unguwar Jika
  167. Unguwar Jumare
  168. Unguwar Kanawa
  169. Unguwar Kanci
  170. Unguwar Kura
  171. Unguwar Liman
  172. Unguwar Madugu
  173. Unguwar Mato
  174. Unguwar Mele
  175. Unguwar Nagoma
  176. Unguwar Pah
  177. Unguwar Rimi
  178. Unguwar Sahwara
  179. Unguwar Sale
  180. Unguwar Sale Abundu
  181. Unguwar Sarkin Aliyu
  182. Unguwar Tambaya
  183. Unguwar Waziri
  184. Unguwar Zakari
  185. Uyago
  186. Wabba
  187. Waila
  188. Warsa Piti
  189. Watara
  190. Wawan Rafi
  191. Were
  192. Wuroko
  193. Yadi
  194. Yanbita
  195. Yankaura
  196. Yar Kasuwa