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Danja Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Danja
Known for the Danja emirate and groundnut farming. Important market town in central Katsina.
Danja 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 Danja LGA is Danja.
The headquarters of Danja Local Government Area is Danja. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Danja is 820401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Danja Local Government Area had a population of 156,000 people.
Danja 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.
Danja 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.
Danja 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.