# Kaugama LGA, Jigawa State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Local government area · Jigawa State 

# Kaugama

Kaugama is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Jigawa State. It covers **817.3 km²**. Its main town is Kaugama. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 817km²
- 366 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kaugama?

Kaugama lies in [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 8 other local government areas: [Auyo](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/auyo/), [Biriniwa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/biriniwa/), [Gagarawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/gagarawa/), [Machina](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/machina/), [Maigatari](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/maigatari/), [Malam Madori](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/malam-madori/), [Miga](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/miga/) and [Taura](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/taura/). By area it is the 350th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 3.5% of [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/). The centre of Kaugama is about 462 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 101 km from Dutse, the main town of Jigawa State. The centre point is at 12.5594° N, 9.7674° E.

Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga).

## Know before you go: Kaugama

- Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos
- CurrencyNaira (NGN)
- Country calling code+234
- LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) · Kano147 km
- Zinder Airport (ZND) · Zinder160 km

### Nearest railway station

Kaugama (Kaugama), about 9.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:57).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Kaugama

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Kaugama. Settlements here lie between about 359 m and 373 m above sea level (median 366 m).

- Adua
- Arbus
- Askandu
- Chinamari
- Dan Zabia
- Duduri
- Dumbari
- Garangari
- Hadin
- Jarkasa
- Kaugama
- Kugara
- Kwadigge
- Maifari
- Manta
- Marke
- Masama
- Meleri
- Morso
- Sharkawa
- Tsamiagoma
- Turmi
- Ungua Jiburu
- Yalo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Kaugama and the best time to visit

In Kaugama, the warmest month is May (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 578 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (210 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 0 

Feb 25 0 

Mar 29 2 

Apr 32 6 

May 33 28 

Jun 32 73 

Jul 29 142 

Aug 27 210 

Sep 27 95 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 25 5 

Dec 22 0 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kaugama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank First Bank of Nigeria · Hadejia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.44815&mlon=10.03490#map=17/12.44815/10.03490) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Malam Madori 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.56250&mlon=9.88023#map=17/12.56250/9.88023) 

School Government UNITY Secondary School. Ringim · Biriniwa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.66178&mlon=9.95361#map=17/12.66178/9.95361) 

College Government Science Technical College Hadejia · Hadejia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.44514&mlon=10.04082#map=17/12.44514/10.04082) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other local government areas in Jigawa State

- Auyo
- Babura
- Biriniwa
- Birni Kudu
- Buji
- Dutse
- Gagarawa
- Garki
- Gumel
- Guri
- Gwaram
- Gwiwa
- Hadejia
- Jahun
- Kafin Hausa
- Kazaure
- Kiri Kasamma
- Kiyawa
- Maigatari
- Malam Madori
- Miga
- Ringim
- Roni
- Sule-Tankarkar
- Taura
- Yankwashi

## Quick answers

- Where is Kaugama?In Jigawa State, Nigeria
- What borders Kaugama?Auyo, Biriniwa, Gagarawa, Machina, Maigatari, Malam Madori, Miga and Taura
- What time zone is Kaugama in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Kaugama?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Kaugama?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kaugama?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kaugama?Settlements lie between 359 m and 373 m
- What is the best time to visit Kaugama?September to February
- Where is the nearest bank to Kaugama?First Bank of Nigeria, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaugama?TotalEnergies, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kaugama?NG018016 (OCHA common operational dataset)