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Bindawa Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Bindawa
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming in central Katsina.
Bindawa 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 Bindawa LGA is Bindawa.
The headquarters of Bindawa Local Government Area is Bindawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bindawa is 820301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bindawa Local Government Area had a population of 131,000 people.
Bindawa 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.
Bindawa 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.
Bindawa 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.