Tangaza
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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| official_name = Tangaza
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| settlement_type = LGA
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| pushpin_map = Nigeria
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Sokoto State
| subdivision_type2 = Capital
| subdivision_name2 = Gidan Madi
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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman
| leader_name = Isah Salihu Bashir Kalanjeni {{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}
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| area_total_km2 = 2477
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| population_as_of = 2006
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| population_total = 113,853
| population_density_km2 = Hon. Usman Ahmad Jimajimi
| timezone = WAT
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| coordinates = {{coord|13|31|N|4|58|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix
| postal_code = 841
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| iso_code = NG.SO.TZ
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Tangaza is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The headquarters is Gidan Madi.
Tangaza shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 2,477 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 113,853 at the 2006 census.[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]
Climate/Geography
Tangaza LGA has an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a total area of 2477 square kilometers. The area is expected to receive 1150 mm of precipitation year, while the average wind speed in the LGA is 10 km/h.{{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 }}
References
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{{LGAs and communities of Sokoto State}}
Category:Local Government Areas in Sokoto State
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