🏠 Local Government Area • Borno State • Borno North
Kala/Balge Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Rann
Extremely remote LGA along Lake Chad shores. Known for fishing and gum arabic. Frequently flooded.
Kala/Balge 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 Kala/Balge LGA is Rann.
The headquarters of Kala/Balge Local Government Area is Rann. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Rann is 601301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kala/Balge Local Government Area had a population of 95,000 people.
Kala/Balge Local Government Area was created in 1991 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.
Kala/Balge 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.
Kala/Balge 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.