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Dutsi Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Dutsi
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming near the Niger Republic border.
Dutsi Local Government Area is located in Katsina State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Katsina North senatorial district. The headquarters of Dutsi LGA is Dutsi.
The headquarters of Dutsi Local Government Area is Dutsi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Dutsi is 823201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Dutsi Local Government Area had a population of 133,000 people.
Dutsi 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.
Dutsi 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.
Dutsi Local Government Area is in the Katsina North 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.