Safana

Safana
LGA and town
Safana Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°30′N 7°14′E / 12.500°N 7.233°E / 12.500; 7.233Coordinates: 12°30′N 7°14′E / 12.500°N 7.233°E / 12.500; 7.233
Country	Nigeria
State	Katsina State
established	1989
Government
• Chairman	Abdulkadir Ahmed Zakka
Area
• Total	282 km² (109 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	183,779
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	821
ISO 3166 code	NG.KT.SA

Safana is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Safana in the east of the area at12°24′30″N 7°24′25″E / 12.40833°N 7.40694°E / 12.40833; 7.40694. The western border of the area is shared with Zamfara State. AND HAS TWO DISTRICT HEAD yariman katsina and gatarin katsina It has an area of 282 km² and a population of 183,779 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 821.^[1]

References

Katsina State

State capital: Katsina

LGAs	Bakori Batagarawa Batsari Baure Bindawa Charanchi Dan Musa Dandume Danja Daura Dutsi Dutsin-Ma Faskari Funtua Ingawa Jibia Kafur Kaita Kankara Kankia Katsina Kurfi Kusada Mai'Adua Malumfashi Mani Mashi Matazu Musawa Rimi Sabuwa Safana Sandamu Zango

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