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Bwari Local Government Area
Federal Capital Territory State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Bwari
Known for Bwari pottery, a UNESCO-recognised craft. Growing peri-urban LGA north of Abuja.
Bwari Local Government Area is located in Federal Capital Territory State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the FCT senatorial district. The headquarters of Bwari LGA is Bwari.
The headquarters of Bwari Local Government Area is Bwari. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bwari is 901101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bwari Local Government Area had a population of 228,421 people.
Bwari 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.
Bwari Local Government Area is in Federal Capital Territory State, Nigeria. Federal Capital Territory State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Abuja. Federal Capital Territory State has 6 Local Government Areas in total.
Bwari Local Government Area is in the FCT senatorial district of Federal Capital Territory 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.