Mariga

About

Mariga is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Bangi in the north of the area. Other towns in the LGA include Igwama and Inkwai, and various endangered Kamuku languages are spoken there. It covers an area of 5,552 square kilometres and had a population of 199,430 at the 2006 census. The area's economy is based mainly on agriculture and trade, with maize, groundnuts and guinea corn as the main crops. Mariga is a market town for the surrounding region, known for traders dealing in cattle and for major crop exporters, and it is the commercial centre of the northern part of Niger State and the second largest local government in the state.