Rogo is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Rogo.
It has an area of 802 km and a population of 227,742 (2006 census) and it is bordering Karaye and Kiru Local Governments from East, Makarfi Local Government in Kaduna State from the South, Danja and Kafur Local Governments in Katsina State from the West and the North respectively. Rogo Local Government has 10 political Wards, Which Includes:
Beli,
Falgore,
Fulatan,
Gwangwan,
Jajaye,
Rogo-Ruma,
Rogo-Sabon-Gari,
Ruwan Bago,
Zarewa and
Zoza Ward.
The postal code of the area is 704.
Rogo Local Government Area was created from the Karaye Local Government Area by late General Sani Abacha's regime, on 4th day of December 1996. Hausa and Fulani ethnic groups made up the population of the area. The predominant Religion in the Local Government Area is Islam, and the Hausa language is the spoken language.
Rogo Local Government Area has an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a total area of 802 square kilometers. The Local Government Area experiences two distinct seasons: the dry and the rainy. The area receives an estimated 1250 mm of precipitation annually.
The people of Rogo Local Government consist of both Muslims and Christians.
Rogo Local Government Area has a vibrant trade sector and hosts a number of markets where a variety of commodities are bought and sold. A number of crops such as groundnut and millet are grown in the area while a variety of domestic animals are also reared and sold in the Local Government Area. The people of Rogo Local Government Area also engage in economic practices such as hunting, pottery, and crafts making.
In Rogo, the dry season is partly cloudy, the wet season is oppressive and mostly cloudy, and the weather is hot all year round. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 54ðF and 98ðF, seldom falling below 48ðF or rising above 103ðF. With an average daily high temperature of 95ðF, the hot season spans 1.9 months, from March 12 to May 7. At an average high temperature of 97ðF and low temperature of 71ðF, April is the hottest month of the year in Rogo. With an average daily maximum temperature below 86ðF, the chilly season spans 2.7 months, from July 8 to September 29. January has the lowest average temperature of the year in Rogo, at 55ðF, and the highest average temperature of 85ðF.