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Maiduguri Local Government Area
Borno State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Maiduguri
Capital of Borno State and largest city in northeastern Nigeria. Home to University of Maiduguri.
Maiduguri 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 Maiduguri LGA is Maiduguri.
The headquarters of Maiduguri Local Government Area is Maiduguri. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Maiduguri is 600001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Maiduguri Local Government Area had a population of 621,400 people.
Maiduguri 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.
Maiduguri 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.
Maiduguri 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.