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Makoda Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Makoda
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming. Communities engage in cattle rearing.
Makoda 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 Makoda LGA is Makoda.
The headquarters of Makoda Local Government Area is Makoda. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Makoda is 702601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Makoda Local Government Area had a population of 160,000 people.
Makoda 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.
Makoda 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.
Makoda 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.