# Kusada LGA, Katsina State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/kusada/ Local government area · Katsina State # Kusada Kusada is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Katsina State. It covers **455.8 km²**. Its main town is Kusada. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 456km² - 1mapped service - 529 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kusada? Kusada lies in [Katsina State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 4 other local government areas: [Bindawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/bindawa/), [Ingawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/ingawa/), [Kankia](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/kankia/) and [Tsanyawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kano/tsanyawa/). By area it is the 484th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.9% of [Katsina State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/). The centre of Kusada is about 382 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 72 km from Katsina, the main town of Katsina State. The centre point is at 12.4575° N, 7.9737° 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: Kusada - 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 - Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA) · Katsina70 km - Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) · Kano75 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:05). 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 Kusada Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Kusada. Settlements here lie between about 510 m and 569 m above sea level (median 529 m). - Aganta - Baurawa - Cinama - Dora - Gidan Mutum Daya - Jobe - Kafarda - Kaikai - Kusada - Mawashi - Radi - Ungwan Ganji - Yan Amar - Yashi - Zango 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 Kusada Named natural and historic features inside Kusada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - River Tabobi ### Forests and nature 3 forest reserves. - Mawashi Forest Reserve - Soketa Forest Reserve - Yashe Forest Reserve 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 Kusada and the best time to visit In Kusada, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 675 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (218 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 0 Feb 24 0 Mar 28 2 Apr 31 14 May 31 45 Jun 30 84 Jul 28 169 Aug 26 218 Sep 26 110 Oct 26 21 Nov 24 13 Dec 21 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kusada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nasarawa Health Post · Tsanyawa 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.36958&mlon=7.99181#map=17/12.36958/7.99181) School Rimai Model Primary School · Kankia 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.32050&mlon=7.86285#map=17/12.32050/7.86285) 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 Kusada Places mapped inside Kusada in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 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 Katsina State - Bakori - Batagarawa - Batsari - Baure - Bindawa - Charanchi - Dan Musa - Dandume - Danja - Daura - Dutsi - Dutsin-Ma - Faskari - Funtua - Ingawa - Jibia - Kafur - Kaita - Kankara - Kankia - Katsina - Kurfi - Mai'adua - Malumfashi - Mani - Mashi - Matazu - Musawa - Rimi - Sabuwa - Safana - Sandamu - Zango ## Quick answers - Where is Kusada?In Katsina State, Nigeria - What borders Kusada?Bindawa, Ingawa, Kankia and Tsanyawa - What time zone is Kusada in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Kusada?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Kusada?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kusada?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kusada?Settlements lie between 510 m and 569 m - What is the best time to visit Kusada?September to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kusada?Nasarawa Health Post, about 10.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kusada?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kusada?NG021023 (OCHA common operational dataset)