🏠 Local Government Area • Gombe State • Gombe North
Nafada Local Government Area
Gombe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Nafada
Historic emirate town on the Gongola River. Known for fishing, cotton and the Nafada kingdom.
Nafada Local Government Area is located in Gombe State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Gombe North senatorial district. The headquarters of Nafada LGA is Nafada.
The headquarters of Nafada Local Government Area is Nafada. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nafada is 772201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nafada Local Government Area had a population of 97,000 people.
Nafada 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.
Nafada Local Government Area is in Gombe State, Nigeria. Gombe State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Gombe. Gombe State has 11 Local Government Areas in total.
Nafada Local Government Area is in the Gombe North senatorial district of Gombe 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.