Birniwa is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Most of the residents of Unguwar Duguri, Dodori, Musari and Abari are Kanuri (Mangawa), and are the early settlers of the town.

Birniwa is blessed with fertile land, which make farming the major occupation of its residents.

They massively produce food crops like millet, beans, sorghum, maize, rice and so on.

A yearly temperature of 33.49oC, which is higher than the national average, as well as wet days and 46.08 millimetres of precipitation, resulting in a Subtropical steppe climate.