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Gayuk Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Guyuk
Known for the Guyuk people and cotton farming. An important agricultural zone in central Adamawa.
Gayuk Local Government Area is located in Adamawa State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Adamawa Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Gayuk LGA is Guyuk.
The headquarters of Gayuk Local Government Area is Guyuk. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Guyuk is 643001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gayuk Local Government Area had a population of 136,248 people.
Gayuk Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Gayuk Local Government Area is in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Adamawa State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Yola. Adamawa State has 21 Local Government Areas in total.
Gayuk Local Government Area is in the Adamawa Central senatorial district of Adamawa State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.