🏠 Local Government Area • Borno State • Borno South
Askira/Uba Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Askira
Known for groundnuts, cattle and the Margi people cultural heritage. Agricultural LGA in southern Borno.
Askira/Uba Local Government Area is located in Borno State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Borno South senatorial district. The headquarters of Askira/Uba LGA is Askira.
The headquarters of Askira/Uba Local Government Area is Askira. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Askira is 602001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Askira/Uba Local Government Area had a population of 162,541 people.
Askira/Uba 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.
Askira/Uba 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.
Askira/Uba Local Government Area is in the Borno South 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.