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Toro Local Government Area
Bauchi State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Toro
Largest LGA in Bauchi by area. Known for the Toro emirate, highlands agriculture and diverse ethnic communities.
Toro 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 Toro LGA is Toro.
The headquarters of Toro Local Government Area is Toro. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Toro is 740301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Toro Local Government Area had a population of 243,031 people.
Toro 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.
Toro 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.
Toro 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.