🏠 Local Government Area • Jigawa State • Jigawa East
Jahun Local Government Area
Jigawa State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Jahun
Known for onion and tomato farming using Kano River irrigation. Important vegetable supply zone.
Jahun 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 Jahun LGA is Jahun.
The headquarters of Jahun Local Government Area is Jahun. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Jahun is 720501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Jahun Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Jahun 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.
Jahun 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.
Jahun 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.