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Kukawa Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Kukawa
Lake Chad shoreline LGA, known for fishing, gum arabic and cross-border trade.
Kukawa 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 Kukawa LGA is Kukawa.
The headquarters of Kukawa Local Government Area is Kukawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kukawa is 601401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kukawa Local Government Area had a population of 115,000 people.
Kukawa 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.
Kukawa 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.
Kukawa 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.