🏠 Local Government Area • Bauchi State • Bauchi South
Dass Local Government Area
Bauchi State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Dass
Predominantly Sura and Angas people, known for their cultural resistance during colonial rule.
Dass 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 Dass LGA is Dass.
The headquarters of Dass Local Government Area is Dass. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Dass is 741201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Dass Local Government Area had a population of 79,498 people.
Dass 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.
Dass 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.
Dass 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.