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Baure Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Baure
Border LGA with Niger Republic. Known for groundnuts and cross-border cattle trade.
Baure Local Government Area is located in Katsina State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Katsina East senatorial district. The headquarters of Baure LGA is Baure.
The headquarters of Baure Local Government Area is Baure. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Baure is 821001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Baure Local Government Area had a population of 181,000 people.
Baure 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.
Baure 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.
Baure Local Government Area is in the Katsina East 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.