Jega, Kebbi

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

It has an area of 891 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 193,352 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 863.{{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 }}

History

The town was founded by Muhammad al-Bukhari, a son of Abd al-Salam, one of the leaders of the Sokoto jihad who later revolted against the Sokoto Caliphate. After Abd al-Salam was killed by the Sokoto forces, al-Bukhari submitted to the first Emir of Gwandu Abdullahi dan Fodio (r. 1812–1828), who allowed him to settle on the banks of the River of Gindi with his large following as a share of his father Abd al-Salam, founding the town of Jega. Abdullahi appointed him as Sarkin Kebbi of Jega after the killed of Sarkin Kebbi Hodi by his people at a place called Maciri in Jandutsi.{{Cite book |last=S. J. Hogben |first=A. H. M. Kirk-Greene |url=http://archive.org/details/emiratesofnorthe0000sjho |title=The Emirates Of Northern Nigeria A Preliminary Survey Of Their Historical Traditions |date=1966 |others=Internet Archive}}{{Rp|pages=419-420}}{{Cite book |last=Last |first=Murray |url=http://archive.org/details/sokotocaliphate0000last |title=The Sokoto Caliphate |date=1967 |publisher=[New York] Humanities Press |others=Internet Archive |pages=69}}

Climate

The temperature in the wet season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy, while in the dry season it's sweltering and partly cloudy.{{Cite web |title=Jega Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/50095/Average-Weather-in-Jega-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jega, Kebbi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/kebbi/jega |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=tcktcktck.org}}

Notable people

References

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Category:Local Government Areas in Kebbi State