Tarauni

About

Tarauni is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its Secretariat is in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of Kano. The area covers 28 square kilometres and had a population of 221,367 at the 2006 census. It is divided into ten wards, each represented by a councillor. The local economy relies heavily on trade, including the Naibawa Cattle market, and on animal rearing, with goats, rams, horses and cows raised in the area. Farming, hunting and leather work are other important activities. The people of the area are predominantly Muslim.