🏠 Local Government Area • Adamawa State • Adamawa North
Hong Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Hong
Major agricultural LGA known for groundnuts and cotton. The Hong people have a rich cultural heritage.
Hong 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 Hong LGA is Hong.
The headquarters of Hong Local Government Area is Hong. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Hong is 640301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Hong Local Government Area had a population of 204,729 people.
Hong Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Hong 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.
Hong 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.