🏠 Local Government Area • Kaduna State • Kaduna South
Jemaa Local Government Area
Kaduna State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Kafanchan
Large LGA in southern Kaduna containing Kafanchan. Known for diverse ethnic communities.
Jemaa 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 Jemaa LGA is Kafanchan.
The headquarters of Jemaa 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), Jemaa Local Government Area had a population of 280,000 people.
Jemaa 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.
Jemaa 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.
Jemaa 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.