Chikun
Sign in to saveChikun is a Local Government Area in central Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of about 4,466 km, and had a population of 372,272 as of the 2006 census. Its headquarters is located in the town of Kujama. The postal code of the area is 2438000.
Key facts
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- Chikun
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- LGA
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- Home of Peace and Hospitality
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- Beautiful View of River Kaduna.jpg
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- Imagery of Kaduna river along Karji, Chikun
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- Nigeria
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- 1
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- Country
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- Local Government Area
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- State
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- Kaduna State
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- Capital
- Settlement.seat_type
- Headquarters
- Settlement.seat
- Kujama
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- Democracy
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- Executive Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Samaila Leeman
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- Imperial
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 316564
- Area
- 4645
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17 sectionsContents
- Boundaries
- Climate
- Geography
- Economy
- Cultural festival
- Kaburu Dance Festival
- Administrative subdivisions
- History
- Demographics
- Population
- People
- Indigenous people
- Other people
- Kingship
- See also
- References
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Chikun is a Local Government Area in central Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of about 4,466 km, and had a population of 372,272 as of the 2006 census. Its headquarters is located in the town of Kujama. The postal code of the area is 2438000.
==Boundaries== Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the south, Kajuru LGA to the east, Kaduna South LGA to the northeast, Igabi LGA to the northeast, Birnin Gwari LGA to the northwest; and Munya LGA to the south and Shiroro LGA to the west, all of Niger State to west, respectively.