🏠 Local Government Area • Katsina State • Katsina North
Jibia Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Jibia
Border LGA with Niger Republic, known for cross-border trade, cattle and groundnuts.
Jibia 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 Jibia LGA is Jibia.
The headquarters of Jibia Local Government Area is Jibia. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Jibia is 823301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Jibia Local Government Area had a population of 242,000 people.
Jibia 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.
Jibia 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.
Jibia 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.