🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano East
Gaya Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Gaya
Historic emirate town. Known for livestock, groundnuts and a major weekly market.
Gaya Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano East senatorial district. The headquarters of Gaya LGA is Gaya.
The headquarters of Gaya Local Government Area is Gaya. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Gaya is 701201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gaya Local Government Area had a population of 228,000 people.
Gaya 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.
Gaya 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.
Gaya Local Government Area is in the Kano East 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.