Kafur

About

Kafur is a town and a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. The local government has ten wards, including Dantutture, Dutsen Kura/Kanya, Gamzago, Kafur, Mahuta, Masari, Sabuwar Kasa, Yari Bori, Yartalata/Rigoji and Gozaki. The area covers 1,106 square kilometres and had a population of 202,884 at the 2006 census. The population is mainly Hausa, with Fulani and other groups including Yoruba and Igbo people who settle there for business. Islam is the major religion in Kafur, with Christianity as a minority religion.