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Bama Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Bama
Former LGA headquarters devastated by Boko Haram. Rebuilding with significant government investment.
Bama Local Government Area is located in Borno State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Borno Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Bama LGA is Bama.
The headquarters of Bama Local Government Area is Bama. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bama is 603001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bama Local Government Area had a population of 265,072 people.
Bama 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.
Bama 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.
Bama Local Government Area is in the Borno Central 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.