🏠 Local Government Area • Jigawa State • Jigawa North East
Gumel Local Government Area
Jigawa State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Gumel
Historic emirate town. Major commercial centre known for tomatoes and onion trading.
Gumel Local Government Area is located in Jigawa State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Jigawa North East senatorial district. The headquarters of Gumel LGA is Gumel.
The headquarters of Gumel Local Government Area is Gumel. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Gumel is 722201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gumel Local Government Area had a population of 192,000 people.
Gumel 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.
Gumel 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.
Gumel Local Government Area is in the Jigawa North 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.