🏠 Local Government Area • Jigawa State • Jigawa East
Auyo Local Government Area
Jigawa State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Auyo
Known for fishing in Lake Marma and sorghum farming. Predominantly Hausa and Fulani communities.
Auyo Local Government Area is located in Jigawa State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Jigawa East senatorial district. The headquarters of Auyo LGA is Auyo.
The headquarters of Auyo Local Government Area is Auyo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Auyo is 720001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Auyo Local Government Area had a population of 115,000 people.
Auyo 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.
Auyo Local Government Area is in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Jigawa State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Dutse. Jigawa State has 27 Local Government Areas in total.
Auyo Local Government Area is in the Jigawa East senatorial district of Jigawa 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.