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Ingawa Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Ingawa
Agricultural LGA known for groundnuts and millet. Important market LGA in eastern Katsina.
Ingawa 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 Ingawa LGA is Ingawa.
The headquarters of Ingawa Local Government Area is Ingawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ingawa is 821101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ingawa Local Government Area had a population of 151,000 people.
Ingawa 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.
Ingawa 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.
Ingawa 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.