🏠 Local Government Area • Benue State • Benue South
Ado Local Government Area
Benue State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Otukpo
Agricultural LGA known for yam and rice farming. The Idoma people are known for cultural festivals and crafts.
Ado Local Government Area is located in Benue State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Benue South senatorial district. The headquarters of Ado LGA is Otukpo.
The headquarters of Ado Local Government Area is Otukpo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Otukpo is 972001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ado Local Government Area had a population of 137,051 people.
Ado 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.
Ado Local Government Area is in Benue State, Nigeria. Benue State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Makurdi. Benue State has 23 Local Government Areas in total.
Ado Local Government Area is in the Benue South senatorial district of Benue 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.