Garki, Jigawa

For the Abuja District, see Abuja § Garki District.

Garki is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Garki. It is also called Garkin Dirani, the name of the head of the district.

Garki, Nigeria
LGA and town
Nickname:  Garkin Dirani
Garki, Nigeria location of Garki in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12.4322°N 9.1812°E / 12.4322; 9.1812
Country	Nigeria
State	Jigawa State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Mudassir Musa (APC)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 1,408 km² and had a population of 152,233 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 733.^[1]

Garki was the site of the Garki Project, a multidisciplinary study performed by the World Health Organization from 1969 to 1976 into the effectiveness of malaria intervention techniques.^[2]

Climate

The rainy season in Garki is oppressive and generally gloomy, with an average annual temperature of 60 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Garki has a dry season with partly cloudy and hot weather.^[3][4]