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Ungogo Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Ungogo
Peri-urban LGA adjacent to Kano city, known for growing residential and commercial development.
Ungogo Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano Municipal senatorial district. The headquarters of Ungogo LGA is Ungogo.
The headquarters of Ungogo Local Government Area is Ungogo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ungogo is 700001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ungogo Local Government Area had a population of 200,000 people.
Ungogo 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.
Ungogo 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.
Ungogo Local Government Area is in the Kano Municipal 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.