Kontagora

Kontagora
LGA and town
Nickname:  KNT
Kontagora
Coordinates: 10°24′N 5°28′E / 10.400°N 5.467°E / 10.400; 5.467 10°24′11″N 5°28′23″E / 10.403°N 5.473°E / 10.403; 5.473
Country	Nigeria
State	Niger State
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Alhaji shehu s pawa (sarkin pawan Mai Sudan)
Population  (2006)
• Total	98,763
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria.^[1] It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate. The former Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello hails from Kontagora. On December 15, 1995, the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora was established here. St Michael's Cathedral is the seat of the apostolic vicar.^{[citation needed]}