Gezawa

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Gezawa is a town and Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its council is made up of Jogana, Gezawa, Mesar-Tudu, Gawo, Zango, Danzaki, Tumbau, Wangara, Sararin-Gezawa, Babawa, Ketawa and Tsamiya-Babba. The area covers 340 square kilometres and had a population of 282,069 at the 2006 census. Hausa and Fulani ethnic groups make up most of the local population, Islam is the majority religion, and Fulfulde and Hausa are the main languages spoken. The Gezawa local government heads the public administration of the area. It is divided into eleven wards, each represented by a councillor, and the chairman heads the executive arm of the local government. Crops grown locally include rice, millet, cotton and sorghum, and livestock includes rams, horses and cows. Markets such as Dausayi and Kasuwar Duniya serve the community.