Isa, Nigeria

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Isa, Nigeria" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Isa
LGA and town
Isa
Coordinates: 13°12′1″N 6°24′26″E / 13.20028°N 6.40722°E / 13.20028; 6.40722
Country	Nigeria
State	Sokoto State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Shareef Abubakar Kamarawa [1]
Area
• Total	2,158 km2 (833 sq mi)
Population  (2006 Census)
• Total	146,103
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	842
ISO 3166 code	NG.SO.IS

Isa is a town and Local Government Area of Sokoto state, Nigeria. It shares borders with Shinkafi in Zamfara State, Goronyo and Sabon Birni from west and north respectively in Sokoto and the Republic of Niger in the east.^{[citation needed]}

It has an area of 2,158 km² and a population of 146,103 at the 2006 census.^[2]

The postal code of the area is 842.^[3]

The Isa LGA is made up of the capital town of Isa and other towns and villages such as Turba, Bafarawa (birthplace of former Sokoto State governor and 2007 presidential candidate Attahiru Bafarawa). Historically, the area was a part of the ancient kingdom of Gobir and is inhabited by members of the Gobirawa and Fulani ethnic groups.^{[citation needed]}