Auyo

Auyo
LGA and town
Auyo
Coordinates: 12°21′36″N 9°59′8″E / 12.36000°N 9.98556°E / 12.36000; 9.98556Coordinates: 12°21′36″N 9°59′8″E / 12.36000°N 9.98556°E / 12.36000; 9.98556
Country  Nigeria
State Jigawa State
Local Government Headquarter Auyo
Area
  Total 198 sq mi (512 km2)
Population (2006)
  Total 132,001
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Auyo is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Auyo.

It has an area of 512 km² and a population of 132,001 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 731.[1]

The Auyokawa language, now extinct, was formerly spoken in Auyo.[2]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "Auyokawa". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2014-05-25.


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