11°00′N 10°25′E / 11.00°N 10.41°E
Darazo | |
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LGA and town | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Sama'ila Ya'u Sade[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Darazo is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, Its headquarters are in the town of Darazo. Darazo is mainly dominated by Fulani and Karai-karai people.[2][3]
It has an area of 3,015 km2 and a population of 251,597 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 750.[4]
The Zumbun language is spoken in Jimbim settlement in Darazo LGA.[5]
Darazo Satellite Prison
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The Darazo Satellite Prison is a satellite prison, one of several in the country. The prison reopened on August 15, 2016, one of eight satellite prisons to reopen after being closed due to the Boko Haram insurgency. Inmates from overcrowded main prisons are being transferred to these reopened facilities. Two other satellite prisons remain closed until they meet the necessary conditions to accommodate prisoners.[6][7][8]
Climate
[edit]The average annual temperature ranges from 13°C to 39°C, with the wet season being humid and largely cloudy, and the dry season being partly gloomy.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "PDP sweeps all 20 LGAs in Bauchi council poll". Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ "5 killed, 6 injured in Bauchi auto crash". 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Nigerian Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology".
- ^ "Post Offices – with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Zumbun at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ vanguard (2016-08-26). "Boko Haram: FG re-opens 8 satellite prisons in North East". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ Odunsi, Wale (2016-08-26). "Boko Haram: FG reopens eight satellite prisons in Bauchi". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ Babaeko, Richard (2017-07-26). "8 satellite prisons reopened in the northeast". neusroom.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Darazo Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Climate Change Darazo". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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