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Tofa Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Tofa
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming north of Kano.
Tofa 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 Tofa LGA is Tofa.
The headquarters of Tofa Local Government Area is Tofa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Tofa is 702801.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Tofa Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Tofa 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.
Tofa 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.
Tofa 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.