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Dutsin Ma Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Dutsin Ma
Known for the Dutsin Ma emirate and Federal University Dutsin-Ma. Growing educational hub.
Dutsin Ma 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 Dutsin Ma LGA is Dutsin Ma.
The headquarters of Dutsin Ma Local Government Area is Dutsin Ma. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Dutsin Ma is 820501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Dutsin Ma Local Government Area had a population of 241,000 people.
Dutsin Ma 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.
Dutsin Ma 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.
Dutsin Ma 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.