Jibia

Jibia, (or Jibiya), is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, northern Nigeria.[1] The population of the LGA was approximately 125,000 as of 2003, and the area is 1037 km².[1]

Jibia
LGA and town
Jibia
Coordinates: 13°05′30″N 7°13′35″E
Country Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Area
 • Total1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total169,748
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
822
ISO 3166 codeNG.KT.JI

The postal code of the area is 822.[2]

Jibia sits along on the Nigerian border with Niger, and the border post was burnt down by a mob in 2005.[3] According to the Daily Triumph newspaper, the mob was "hired" by smugglers angry about the Katsina Custom Command's crackdown on contraband goods.[3] The Local Government shares borders with Batsari, Kaita, Katsina, Batagarawa and Zurmi (Zamfara State) Local Government Areas. Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) operates an ambulatory center in Jibia.[4]

History

Na'im sanusi jibia, a researcher on the history of Jibia, wrote that the origins of Jibia date back to the wars of conquest between the rulers of [katsina Emirate,with maradi migrations Niger|Maradi]] and Katsina over territoriality and religion, especially after the jihad of Usman Bin Fodiyo.

References
  1. "Jibia". nigeriacongress.org. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. Yunusa, Abdulkadir. "Katsina custom command: So far so good". Daily Triumph. Triumph Publishing Company. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  4. "A Katsina, la malnutrition continue". msf.fr (in French). Médecins Sans Frontières. Archived from the original on October 17, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-10.


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