Prominent Towns in Kano

Fagge
Latitude:  12.0067        Lat (DMS) 12° 0' 24N           
Longitude: 8.5292        Long (DMS) 8° 31' 45E
Elevation (Feet): 1669
Population Est.(2006): 198,828
Zip Code: 700213

History
Fagge is a town in Kano and it also a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria, within the greater Kano area. Its headquarters are in the suburb of Waje. It has a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities
Fagge  Local  Government  was  carved  out  of  Nassarawa LGA on 4 December 1996. Between 1996 and the election of the first democratically elected chairman in 1998, Fagge was governed by a sole administrator.  Fagge  is  largely  a settlers’  area  inhabited  by  people  from  other  parts  of Nigeria  and  from  neighbouring  countries  such  as  Niger and  Ghana.    It  shares  a  boundary  with  Ungogo  LGA  to the north, Nassarawa to the east, Kano Municipal to the south  and  southwest  and  Dala  to  the  west.
The main wards   in   the   LGA   are   Sabon Gari, Nomansland, Kwakwaci, Gama  -  Kwari  and  Kurna  (Rijiyar  Lemo).
Others are Dan - Rimi,  Kwacirin  Dikko,  Kwacirin  Jobe and  Alfa.  
Fagge Central is a large and important ward from which the LGA got its name. All wards listed above were covered in the assessment.
Fagge LGA is the commercial nerve centre of Kano State.
The  largest  market  in  the  state  –  the  Sabon  Gari  market (also known as Abubakar Rimi Market)  is located here.
Kwanar Singer, Mayanka and Kurmi are also major com-mercial centres. Fagge has a few rural settlements, such as the villages of Kwacirin Dikko and Kwacirin Jobe. These are in sharp contrast to the bustling nature of the Sabon-Gari area with its many commercial activities.

The population of Fagge LGA, which is estimated at 1.4 million, lives in a relatively small land area.  Despite this high density, Fagge has comparatively few public facilities (i.e., schools, hospitals and clean water). 
The  dearth  of these  facilities  is  probably  responsible  for  the  large  number  of  private-sector  providers.    For  example,  in  Sabon Gari  area,  there  are  only  three  public  secondary  schools, but 25 private secondary schools were identified.  About 150 chemists and medicine stores were found in the area.