Isa

Isa local government area is in Sokoto state, Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria and has its headquarters in the town of Isa. Isa LGA shares borders with the Sabon Birni LGA and with parts of Zamfara state and the Niger Republic. Towns and villages that make up Isa LGA include Turba, Bafarawa, Tozai, Yanfako, Bargaja, Gidan Bawa, Isa, Gidan Dikko. The estimated population of Isa LGA is 149,513 inhabitants with the majority of the area’s inhabitants being members of the Gobirawa and Fulani ethnic groups. The Hausa and the Fufulde languages are commonly spoken in Isa LGA while Islam is the widely practiced religion in the area.

GEOGRAPHY OF ISA

Isa LGA covers a total area of 2,158 square kilometres and has an average temperature of 33 degrees centigrade. The area witnesses two distinct seasons which are the rainy and the dry seasons with the dry seasons in the LGA usually characterized by extremely hot temperatures. The average humidity level of the Isa LGA is 24 percent.

ECONOMY OF ISA

Farming is the major occupation of the people of Isa LGA with a number of crops such as rice and millet grown in the LGA. A number of domestic animals such as camels, donkeys, and rams are also reared and sold in Isa LGA. Trade also booms in the area with the LGA hosting a number of markets where a variety of commodities are bought and sold.