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Yola South Local Government Area
Adamawa State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Jimeta
Covers Jimeta, the commercial capital of Adamawa. Major banking, trading and transport hub.
Yola South 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 Yola South LGA is Jimeta.
The headquarters of Yola South Local Government Area is Jimeta. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Jimeta is 640101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Yola South Local Government Area had a population of 151,618 people.
Yola South 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.
Yola South 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.
Yola South 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.