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Michika Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Michika
Major LGA recovering from insurgency, known for its resilient Higgi and Margi people.
Michika 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 Michika LGA is Michika.
The headquarters of Michika Local Government Area is Michika. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Michika is 641201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Michika Local Government Area had a population of 196,456 people.
Michika 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.
Michika 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.
Michika 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.