Funtua

Funtua
LGA and town
Nickname:  Huntuwa Huntun Dutse (Ta Magaji Mai Hayakin Taba)
Motto(s):  Huntun dutse ta Magaji mai Naira; Ka zo da arziki ka kara arziki, ka zo da tsiya ka koma da arziki.
Funtua Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°32′N 7°19′E / 11.533°N 7.317°E / 11.533; 7.317
Country	Nigeria
State	Katsina
Government
• Chairman Transition Council	Alhaji Lawal Sani Matazu
Area
• Total	448 km2 (173 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	225,571 and 502,110 according to 2,016 estimate
• Ethnicities	Fulani and other Nigeria Ethnic groups
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	830
ISO 3166 code	NG.KT.FU

Funtua is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria, and is headquartered in the town of Funtua on the A126 highway.

It is one of the premier local governments in Nigeria created after the local government reforms in 1976. It is the headquarters of the Katsina South senatorial district, which comprises eleven local governments: Bakori, Danja, Dandume, Faskari, Sabuwa, Kankara, Malumfashi, Kafur, Musawa, Matazu and Funtua.

Funtua has a conducive weather condition as it lies at latitude and longitude 11°32'N, 7°19'E. The city has an average temperature of 32^oC and humidity of 44%.

It has an area of 448 square kilometres (173 sq mi) and a population of 225,571 at the 2006 census and 570,110 according to 2016 estimate. The chairman is the official head of local government. The inhabitants are predominantly Fulani, Their main occupations are trading, farming and animal rearing.

Funtua is in the southern extreme end of Katsina State and is the second largest city in the state after Katsina. It borders Giwa local government of Kaduna State to the south, Bakori to the east, Danja to the southeast, Faskari to the northwest and Dandume to the west.

The postal code of the area is 830.^[1]

The source of the Sokoto River is located near Funtua.^[2]