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Bakori Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Bakori
Known for groundnuts and millet farming. Important agricultural LGA in central Katsina.
Bakori Local Government Area is located in Katsina State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Katsina Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Bakori LGA is Bakori.
The headquarters of Bakori Local Government Area is Bakori. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bakori is 820001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bakori Local Government Area had a population of 184,000 people.
Bakori 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.
Bakori Local Government Area is in Katsina State, Nigeria. Katsina State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Katsina. Katsina State has 34 Local Government Areas in total.
Bakori Local Government Area is in the Katsina Central senatorial district of Katsina 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.