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Gamawa Local Government Area
Bauchi State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Gamawa
Agricultural LGA known for sesame seeds, cotton and groundnuts. Growing market activities.
Gamawa Local Government Area is located in Bauchi State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bauchi North senatorial district. The headquarters of Gamawa LGA is Gamawa.
The headquarters of Gamawa Local Government Area is Gamawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Gamawa is 742201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gamawa Local Government Area had a population of 137,164 people.
Gamawa 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.
Gamawa 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.
Gamawa Local Government Area is in the Bauchi North 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.