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Batsari Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Batsari
Agricultural LGA known for groundnuts, millet and livestock in central Katsina.
Batsari 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 Batsari LGA is Batsari.
The headquarters of Batsari Local Government Area is Batsari. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Batsari is 820201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Batsari Local Government Area had a population of 210,000 people.
Batsari 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.
Batsari 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.
Batsari 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.