# Malam Madori LGA, Jigawa State – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/malam-madori/

Local government area · Jigawa State 

# Malam Madori

Malam Madori is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Jigawa State. It covers **806.6 km²**. Its main town is Malam Madori. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 807km²
- 1mapped service
- 360 mtypical elevation

## Where is Malam Madori?

Malam Madori lies in [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Auyo](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/auyo/), [Biriniwa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/biriniwa/), [Hadejia](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/hadejia/), [Kaugama](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/kaugama/) and [Kiri Kasamma](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/kiri-kasamma/). By area it is the 357th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 3.5% of [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/). The centre of Malam Madori is about 471 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 109 km from Dutse, the main town of Jigawa State. The centre point is at 12.5332° N, 9.9532° 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: Malam Madori

- 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) · Kano165 km
- Zinder Airport (ZND) · Zinder174 km

### Nearest railway station

Malam-Maduri (Malam Madori), about 7.9 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:33, 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 Malam Madori

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Malam Madori. The largest with a recorded population: Mallammaduri (11,156). Settlements here lie between about 354 m and 367 m above sea level (median 360 m).

- Agim
- Akurya
- Arki
- Chirawa
- Dakido
- Garun Gabbas
- Hari
- Kalgo
- Makader
- Malam Madori
- Malam-Maduri
- Mallammaduri
- Malummaduri
- Matara
- Shaya
- Tagwona

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Malam Madori

Named natural and historic features inside Malam Madori, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Garun Gabbas Station

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Malam Madori and the best time to visit

In Malam Madori, 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 Malam Madori

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kiramisau Health Post · Kiri Kasamma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55088&mlon=10.14084#map=17/12.55088/10.14084) 

Bank Access Bank Hadejia Branch · Hadejia 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.45731&mlon=10.04127#map=17/12.45731/10.04127) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Malam Madori 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.56250&mlon=9.88023#map=17/12.56250/9.88023) 

Hotel Omobojaguesthotel · Kafin Hausa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.24214&mlon=9.94351#map=17/12.24214/9.94351) 

School Millennium International School · Hadejia 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.46612&mlon=10.03167#map=17/12.46612/10.03167) 

College Government Science Technical College Hadejia · Hadejia 14 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Malam Madori

Places mapped inside Malam Madori in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Petrol pumps1

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

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other local government areas in Jigawa State

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Malam Madori?In Jigawa State, Nigeria
- What borders Malam Madori?Auyo, Biriniwa, Hadejia, Kaugama and Kiri Kasamma
- What time zone is Malam Madori in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Malam Madori?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Malam Madori?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Malam Madori?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Malam Madori?Settlements lie between 354 m and 367 m
- What is the best time to visit Malam Madori?September to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malam Madori?Kiramisau Health Post, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malam Madori?Access Bank Hadejia Branch, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malam Madori?TotalEnergies, about 8.6 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Malam Madori?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Malam Madori?NG018021 (OCHA common operational dataset)