Malumfashi

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Malumfashi (or Malum Fashi) is a local government in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Malumfashi.

It has an area of 674 km2 and a population of 182,920 at the 2006 census. The current chairman of the local government is Alhaji Muktar Ammani and Justice Saddiq Abdullahi Mahuta is the Galadiman Katsina and District Head of Malumfashi.

The postal code of the area is 822.{{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/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx |archivedate=2012-11-26 }}

The representative of the House of Representatives for the Malum Fashi/Kafur constituency is Ibrahim Babangida Mahuta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/apc-candidates-nazifi-mohammed-baba-win-bauchi-north-district-katagum-fed-constuency/|title=Deputy Minority Whip retains Katsina South senatorial seat|date=30 March 2015}}

Climate

A hot season lasts 1.9 months in Malumfashi, with average highs over 95°F, and a cool season lasts 2.7 months, with average lows below 86°F. All through the year, the average temperature changes.{{Cite web |title=Malumfashi Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/55109/Average-Weather-in-Malumfashi-Nigeria-Year-Round#:~:text=The%20hottest%20month%20of%20the,high%20of%2085%C2%B0F. |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}

Notable people

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{{Katsina State}}

.Malumfashi has a good population of native Hausa Christians. They live in peace with their Hausa Muslim neighbors and relatives.

Category:Local Government Areas in Katsina State