Madobi Towns And Villages

Madobi is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria, on the Kano River southwest of Kano city. Its headquarters is the town of Madobi. The area covers about 273 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 137,685 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 226,400. Madobi holds twelve wards: Burji, Cinkoso, Galinja, Gora, Kafin Agur, Kanwa, Kaura Mata, Kubaraci, Kwankwaso, Madobi, Rikadawa and Yakun.

Kwankwaso ward gave its name to former Kano governor and senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Madobi borders Kumbotso and Kano Municipal to the east, Bagwai to the north, Bebeji to the south, and Garun Mallam across the Kano River to the west.

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

  1. Agalawa
  2. Alwali
  3. Bakin Kogi
  4. Burji
  5. Cinkoso
  6. Daburau
  7. Dan Maryama
  8. Dan’auta
  9. Danzogari
  10. Dimi
  11. Galadimawa
  12. Galinja
  13. Gazana
  14. Gora
  15. Jajawa
  16. Kafin Agur
  17. Kanwa
  18. Kaura Mata
  19. Kebe
  20. Kubaraci
  21. Kundurum
  22. Kwankwaso
  23. Madobi
  24. Makama
  25. Malamai
  26. Maraya
  27. Ningawa
  28. Rikadawa
  29. Sabon Gari
  30. Sako
  31. Shafa
  32. Shiyan
  33. Tandu
  34. Toka
  35. Tudun Wada
  36. Yakun
  37. Zanta