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Ningi Local Government Area
Bauchi State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Ningi
Known for onion farming and livestock. Ningi is a growing commercial centre serving central Bauchi.
Ningi Local Government Area is located in Bauchi State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bauchi Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Ningi LGA is Ningi.
The headquarters of Ningi Local Government Area is Ningi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ningi is 740201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ningi Local Government Area had a population of 197,407 people.
Ningi 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.
Ningi 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.
Ningi Local Government Area is in the Bauchi Central 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.