🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano South
Garko Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Garko
Known for onion and tomato farming. Important vegetable supply LGA for Kano city markets.
Garko Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano South senatorial district. The headquarters of Garko LGA is Garko.
The headquarters of Garko Local Government Area is Garko. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Garko is 703401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Garko Local Government Area had a population of 183,000 people.
Garko 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.
Garko 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.
Garko Local Government Area is in the Kano South 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.