Ikara

Ikara local government area is situated in Kaduna state which is domiciled in the Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The LGA shares borders with Makarfi, Soba, and Kubau LGAs and with parts of Kano state. Towns and villages that make up Ikara LGA include Dan-Lawal, Kankanki, Saulawa, Bunji, Romi, Yauran, Malilanchi, and Janfalan. The estimated population of Ikara LGA is 195,672 inhabitants with the area mostly populated by members of the Hausa and the Fulani ethnic sub-divisions. The Hausa language is widely spoken in the area while Islam is the commonly practiced religion in the area. Notable landmarks in Ikara LGA include the Ikara food processing company and the Ikara Cooperative Institute.

GEOGRAPHY OF IKARA

Ikara LGA has an average temperature of 33 degrees centigrade and witnesses two distinct seasons which are the rainy and the dry seasons. The average humidity level in Ikara LGA is 29 percent while the average wind speed in the LGA is 11 km/h.

ECONOMY OF IKARA

Ikara LGA is majorly an Agrarian community with crops such as maize, guineacorn, beans, soyabeans, tomatoes and sugarcane grown in substantially large quantities within the area. The area is also known for the rearing of a range of domestic animals such as rams, cows, and donkeys. Trade also blossoms in Ikara LGA with the area playing host to a number of markets such as the Ikara Central market. A number of mineral resources are found in Ikara LGA and these include limestone and a number of precious stones.

HISTORY OF IKARA

Ikara LGA was created in the year 1976 from the old Zaria LGA.