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Damboa Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Damboa
Gateway to Sambisa Forest. Rebuilding after Boko Haram occupation. Known for sorghum and livestock.
Damboa 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 Damboa LGA is Damboa.
The headquarters of Damboa Local Government Area is Damboa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Damboa is 603201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Damboa Local Government Area had a population of 103,296 people.
Damboa 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.
Damboa 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.
Damboa 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.