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Alkaleri Local Government Area
Bauchi State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Alkaleri
Known for gold mining activities and the Alkaleri River. Predominantly Sayawa and Jarawa people.
Alkaleri Local Government Area is located in Bauchi State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bauchi South senatorial district. The headquarters of Alkaleri LGA is Alkaleri.
The headquarters of Alkaleri Local Government Area is Alkaleri. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Alkaleri is 741001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Alkaleri Local Government Area had a population of 239,882 people.
Alkaleri 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.
Alkaleri Local Government Area is in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Bauchi State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Bauchi. Bauchi State has 20 Local Government Areas in total.
Alkaleri Local Government Area is in the Bauchi South senatorial district of Bauchi 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.