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{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Rabah | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = LGA and town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nigeria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Sokoto State | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Local Government Chairman | leader_name = Yusuf Muhammad Rabah <ref>{{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}</ref> | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2433 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2006 Census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 149,165 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|13|7|N|5|31|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix | postal_code = 842 | area_code = | iso_code = NG.SO.RA | website = | footnotes = }} '''Rabah''' is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Rabah.

It has an area of 2,433&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} and a population of 149,165 at the 2006 census.<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]</ref>

The postal code of the area is 842.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | archivedate = 2009-10-07 }}</ref>

Rabah was the home town of Sir Ahmadu Bello the first Premier of Northern Nigeria. He succeeded his father as the head of Rabah District in 1934. It also is an Arabic name (Rabah)

== Climate == The climate has a sweltering, cloudy dry season with temperatures ranging from 16.6°C or 62°F to 40°C or 104°F, as well as a hot, oppressive wet season with mostly cloudy skies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rabah Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51487/Average-Weather-in-Rabah-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Temperature === The average temperature in Rabah is 27°C/80°F at lows and 40°C/104°F at highs, with April being the hottest month.<ref name=":0" />

==References== {{Reflist}} {{LGAs and communities of Sokoto State}}

Category:Local government areas in Sokoto State

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