🏠 Local Government Area • Kaduna State • Kaduna South
Kachia Local Government Area
Kaduna State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Kachia
Known for yam, sorghum and livestock farming. Important LGA in south-central Kaduna.
Kachia 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 Kachia LGA is Kachia.
The headquarters of Kachia Local Government Area is Kachia. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kachia is 801201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kachia Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Kachia 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.
Kachia 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.
Kachia 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.