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Toungo Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Toungo
Remote LGA bordering Taraba, known for the Toungo Game Reserve and diverse wildlife.
Toungo Local Government Area is located in Adamawa State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Adamawa South senatorial district. The headquarters of Toungo LGA is Toungo.
The headquarters of Toungo Local Government Area is Toungo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Toungo is 644301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Toungo Local Government Area had a population of 56,833 people.
Toungo Local Government Area was created in 1991 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.
Toungo 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.
Toungo Local Government Area is in the Adamawa South 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.