🏠 Local Government Area • Kaduna State • Kaduna North
Zaria Local Government Area
Kaduna State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Zaria
Historic city, home to Ahmadu Bello University, Zarias ancient walls and the great Zaria emirate palace.
Zaria Local Government Area is located in Kaduna State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kaduna North senatorial district. The headquarters of Zaria LGA is Zaria.
The headquarters of Zaria Local Government Area is Zaria. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Zaria is 810001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Zaria Local Government Area had a population of 408,000 people.
Zaria 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.
Zaria 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.
Zaria Local Government Area is in the Kaduna North 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.