# Sakaba
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{{Short description|Local government area in Kebbi, Nigeria}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2025}}{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Sakaba
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| settlement_type = [LGA](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) and town
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}}
| subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_of_Nigeria)
| subdivision_name1 = [Kebbi State](/source/Kebbi_State)
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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman
| leader_name = Alhaji Dauda Muhammad Sakaba[{{cite web |title=Tinubu led-presidency and Kaura administration would bolster socio-economic development of Kebbi, Nigeria - Bagudu |url=https://kebbistate.gov.ng/news/governor/tinubu-led-presidency-and-kaura-administration-would-bolster-socio-economic#:~:text=Chairman%20of%20Sakaba%20Local%20Government%20Area,%20Hon.%20Dauda%20Muhammad |website=Kebbi State |access-date=20 September 2025}}]
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| area_footnotes = [{{cite web |title=Sakaba |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/kebbi/NGA022016__sakaba/ |website=City Population |access-date=20 September 2025}}]
| area_total_km2 = 1392
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| population_total = 156700
| population_density_km2 = 112.6
| timezone = [WAT](/source/West_Africa_Time)
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| elevation_ft = 1153
| elevation_footnotes = [{{Cite web |title=Sakaba Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51469/Average-Weather-in-Sakaba-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}]
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| postal_code = 872105[{{cite web |title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx |archivedate=2012-11-26 |accessdate=2009-10-20 |publisher=NIPOST}}]
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}}'''Sakaba''' is one of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in [Kebbi State](/source/Kebbi_State), [Nigeria.](/source/Nigeria)[{{Cite web |title=About Kebbi State |url=https://www.kebbistate.gov.ng/about-kebbi-state |access-date=20 September 2025 |website=Kebbi State}}] It's part of the [Zuru Emirate](/source/Zuru_Emirate) and has its headquarters in [Dirindaji](/source/Dirindaji).[{{Cite book |title=Studies in the history of the people of Zuru Emirate |date=2002 |publisher=Fourth Dimension Publ |isbn=978-978-156-310-2 |editor-last=Augi |editor-first=Abdullahi Rafi |edition=Reprint |location=Enugu}}] Sakaba became part of Kebbi State when it was created from [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State) on 27 August, 1991.[{{Cite journal |date=2007 |title=Degel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H0coAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Sakaba%20LGA%22%20 |journal=The Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies |volume=7 |page=155}}] [Acipa](/source/Acipa_language){{dn|date=November 2025}}, and [Dukkawa](/source/Dukkawa) being the dominant ethnic groups.
=== Education and health ===
Sakaba has a number of educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools, as well as a few tertiary institutions. Sakaba has a limited number of healthcare facilities, including a general hospital and a few primary healthcare centers.
== Economy ==
The economy of Sakaba is primarily driven by agriculture, with crops such as [millet](/source/millet), [sorghum](/source/sorghum), and [cowpeas](/source/Cowpea) being major staples. Sakaba has a relatively underdeveloped infrastructure, with limited access to electricity, water, and healthcare facilities. It faces challenges such as poverty, limited infrastructure, insecurity, and environmental degradation.
== Climate ==
With an average yearly temperature of {{convert|32.68|°C|link=on}}, Sakaba has a tropical wet and dry climate with a mix of grasslands and forests. Its climate is 3.22% warmer than the country's average.[{{Cite web |title=Sakaba, Kebbi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/kebbi/sakaba |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Weather and Climate}}]