Tarauni Towns And Villages

Tarauni is a metro Local Government Area inside Kano city, Kano State, Nigeria, immediately south of the old city walls. It covers about 28 square kilometres. The 2006 census recorded a population of 221,844; the 2022 projection put it near 364,900.

Tarauni LGA has no rural fringe – it is built up ward to ward, with its secretariat at Unguwa Uku. Coordinates: 11°57′31″N 8°32′39″E.

The list below was checked against the 2015 INEC ward directory for Kano State and the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer; it covers Tarauni LGA’s ten official wards, not individual streets or compounds.

  1. Babban Giji
  2. Darmanawa
  3. Daurawa
  4. Gyadi-Gyadi Arewa
  5. Gyadi-Gyadi Kudu
  6. Hotoro
  7. Kauyen Alu
  8. Tarauni
  9. Unguwa Uku
  10. Unguwar Gano