Auyo

About

Auyo is a town and Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria. It covers an area of 512 square kilometres and had a population of 132,001 at the 2006 census. The area has a postal code of 731 and includes ten political wards, among them Auyo, Auyokayi, Ayama, Ayan, Gatafa, Gamafoi, Gamsarka, Kafur, Tsidir and Unik. The local government is led by a Local Government Chairman, and its headquarters is in the town of Auyo. The Auyokawa language, now extinct, was formerly spoken in the area.