🏠 Local Government Area • Kaduna State • Kaduna South
Jaba Local Government Area
Kaduna State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Kafanchan
Contains Kafanchan, a major commercial hub in southern Kaduna. Known for yam and sorghum farming.
Jaba Local Government Area is located in Kaduna State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kaduna South senatorial district. The headquarters of Jaba LGA is Kafanchan.
The headquarters of Jaba Local Government Area is Kafanchan. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kafanchan is 801101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Jaba Local Government Area had a population of 198,000 people.
Jaba 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.
Jaba Local Government Area is in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Kaduna State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Kaduna. Kaduna State has 23 Local Government Areas in total.
Jaba Local Government Area is in the Kaduna South senatorial district of Kaduna 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.