🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano East
Wudil Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Wudil
Known for the Wudil emirate, groundnuts and the Eastern Bypass commercial activities.
Wudil 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 Wudil LGA is Wudil.
The headquarters of Wudil Local Government Area is Wudil. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Wudil is 701601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Wudil Local Government Area had a population of 190,000 people.
Wudil 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.
Wudil 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.
Wudil 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.