🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano North
Bichi Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Bichi
Known for the Bichi emirate and large livestock market. Important commercial centre north of Kano.
Bichi Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano North senatorial district. The headquarters of Bichi LGA is Bichi.
The headquarters of Bichi Local Government Area is Bichi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bichi is 702101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bichi Local Government Area had a population of 262,000 people.
Bichi 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.
Bichi Local Government Area is in Kano State, Nigeria. Kano State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Kano. Kano State has 43 Local Government Areas in total.
Bichi Local Government Area is in the Kano North senatorial district of Kano 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.