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Warawa Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Warawa
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming east of Kano city.
Warawa 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 Warawa LGA is Warawa.
The headquarters of Warawa Local Government Area is Warawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Warawa is 701501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Warawa Local Government Area had a population of 150,000 people.
Warawa 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.
Warawa 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.
Warawa 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.