Kajuru

Kajuru (Adara: Ajure) is a local government area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its also headquarters is in the town of Kajuru. The local government is located on longitude 9° 59'N and 10° 55'N and latitude 7° 34'E and 8° 13'E, with an area of 2,229 km2. It was carved out of Chikun Local Government Area in March 1997 by the military administration of Gen. Sani Abacha's regime. At creation, it was made up of two traditional districts, Kajuru and Kufana. Additional districts were created, bringing the number to 14 districts (Toro 2001), now 10. Kajuru Local government area (LGA) shares boundaries with Igabi LGA to the north, Chikun LGA to the west, Kauru LGA to the east, Zangon Kataf LGA and Kachia LGA to the southwest and south, respectively. Kajuru Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely: Afogo Buda Idon Kajuru Kallah Kasuwan Magani Kufana Maro Rimau Tantattu Kajuru (Ajure) Local Government Area has an estimated population of 109,810 people according to the 2006 national population census. Its population was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 148,200 by March 21, 2016. The major ethnic group is the Adara. The Adara people are otherwise known as Kadara by the Hausa. Others include the Hausa and settler elements such as the Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ikulu, and Igbo, amongst others from the various parts of the state and country. The three main religions in the country, Christianity, Islam and Traditional African Religion, are practiced in the area. According to the Köppen's classification of climate, Kajuru local government belongs to the Aw which is marked by distinct wet and dry season. The most important climatic variables in the study area include temperature, rainfall and relative humidity. The study area experiences high temperature all year round, which is a characteristic of the tropics. The mean daily temperature in the area can be as high as 34 °C between months of March and May.