🏠 Local Government Area • Adamawa State • Adamawa North
Grie Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Grie
Smallest LGA in Adamawa, predominantly Fulani pastoral communities. Known for cattle and dairy production.
Grie Local Government Area is located in Adamawa State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Adamawa North senatorial district. The headquarters of Grie LGA is Grie.
The headquarters of Grie Local Government Area is Grie. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Grie is 640201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Grie Local Government Area had a population of 61,429 people.
Grie Local Government Area was created in 1996 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.
Grie 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.
Grie Local Government Area is in the Adamawa North 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.