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Abadam Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Damasak
Remote LGA bordering Niger Republic and Chad. Known for livestock and millet. Recovering from insurgency.
Abadam Local Government Area is located in Borno State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Borno North senatorial district. The headquarters of Abadam LGA is Damasak.
The headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area is Damasak. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Damasak is 601001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Abadam Local Government Area had a population of 150,000 people.
Abadam Local Government Area was created in 1996 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.
Abadam Local Government Area is in Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Maiduguri. Borno State has 26 Local Government Areas in total.
Abadam Local Government Area is in the Borno North senatorial district of Borno 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.