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Song Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Song
Agricultural LGA known for cotton, maize and cattle. The Song people have vibrant cultural heritage.
Song 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 Song LGA is Song.
The headquarters of Song Local Government Area is Song. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Song is 643301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Song Local Government Area had a population of 178,543 people.
Song 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.
Song 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.
Song 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.