Kontagora

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Kontagora
LGA and town
Nickname: 
KNT
Kontagora is located in Nigeria
Kontagora
Kontagora
Coordinates: 10°24′N 5°28′E / 10.400°N 5.467°E / 10.400; 5.467 10°24′11″N 5°28′23″E / 10.403°N 5.473°E / 10.403; 5.473
Country Nigeria
StateNiger State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAlhaji shehu s pawa (sarkin pawan Mai Sudan)
 • EmirMuhammad Bara'u Mu'azu
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
98,763
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map

Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria.[1] It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate. The former Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello hails from Kontagora. On December 15, 1995, the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora was established here. St Michael's Cathedral is the seat of the apostolic vicar.[citation needed]

History

Main article: Kontagora Emirate

Kontagora was founded by Umaru Nagwamatse, who after conquering a large amount of land owned by non-Muslim Kambaris. Umaru then set up Kontagora as the kingdom’s capital in 1864, making himself the first emir of Kontagora. Throughout Umaru’s rule, he greatly expanded the emirate. When his son Ibrahim Nagwamatse became emir in 1880, the emirates became notorious for slave-raids that left the area severely under-populated. This left the area with many abandoned villages, despite a state sponsored re-populated plan in between 1949 and 1956. In 1899, Ibrahim captured the town of Birnin Gwari, causing the emirate of Zaria to get help from the British. Ibrahim threatened the British base in Jebba, causing the British to capture Kontagora city in 1901. When Ibrahim was reinstated as emir in 1903, his power was greatly reduced.[2]

In 1904 an expedition caused the hitherto independent tribes in the northern belt to submit; they had up to that time blocked the road to Sokoto. Their arms were confiscated and their country organized as a district of the province under a chief and a British assistant resident.[3]

Climate

The temperature in the region fluctuates year-round, ranging from 58 °F to 97 °F, with occasional dips below 53 °F or above 103 °F.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Kontagora | Nigeria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ "Kontagora | History, Culture & People | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kontagora". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 897.
  4. ^ "Kontagora Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ^ "Kontagora, Niger, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.


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