Shagari is a town and Local Government Area on the A1 highway in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The local government area (LGA) shares a border with Zamfara State in the south.

It has an area of 1,332 km and a population of 156,413 at the 2006 census.HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids

The postal code of the area is 851.

Climate With temperatures ranging from to , the climate has two distinct seasons: a scorching, oppressive wet season with mostly cloudy skies, and a scorching, partly cloudy dry season.

Notable people Shehu Shagari, the first democratically elected president of Nigeria

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