Jahun
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Jahun is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Jahun, the LGA is primarily inhabitant by Fulani people.
It has an area of 1,172 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 229,094 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 720.{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |accessdate=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-07 }}
Climatic Condition
With temperatures ranging from 55°F to 104°F all year round, the climate has two hot, humid, mostly cloudy wet seasons and one scorching, partly cloudy dry season.{{Cite web |title=Jahun Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/61893/Average-Weather-in-Jahun-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jahun, Jigawa, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/jigawa/jahun#:~:text=Jahun%20Climate%20Summary&text=The%20district's%20yearly%20temperature%20is,%25%20of%20the%20time)%20annually. |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=tcktcktck.org}}
References
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{{LGAs and communities of Jigawa State}}
Category:Local Government Areas in Jigawa State
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