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Madagali Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Madagali
Northernmost LGA in Adamawa, affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Rebuilding. Known for cattle.
Madagali 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 Madagali LGA is Madagali.
The headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area is Madagali. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Madagali is 641001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Madagali Local Government Area had a population of 161,028 people.
Madagali 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.
Madagali 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.
Madagali 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.