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Dikwa Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Dikwa
Historic Kanuri emirate town on the Borno road. Gateway to Lake Chad. Known for millet and cattle.
Dikwa 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 Dikwa LGA is Dikwa.
The headquarters of Dikwa Local Government Area is Dikwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Dikwa is 603301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Dikwa Local Government Area had a population of 156,000 people.
Dikwa 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.
Dikwa 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.
Dikwa 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.