Gusau

Gusau
Gusau Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°09′N 6°40′E / 12.150°N 6.667°E / 12.150; 6.667
Country	Nigeria
State	Zamfara State
Area
• Total	3,364 km2 (1,299 sq mi)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	880
ISO 3166 code	NG.ZA.GS
Climate	Aw

Gusau is a city and Local Government Area located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State.

The LGA has an area of 3,364 km² and a population of 383,162 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 880.

Gusau sits just north of a line drawn from Kebbe to Kano, and has an estimated population of 147,404.

Its population is mostly Hausa with some Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Igala etc.

Sharia practice was first declared in the city in 1999 by the governor Ahmed Sani (Yariman Bakura) and is still in force.

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