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Kankia Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Kankia
Agricultural LGA known for groundnuts and millet. Gateway between Katsina and Kano States.
Kankia 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 Kankia LGA is Kankia.
The headquarters of Kankia Local Government Area is Kankia. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kankia is 823501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kankia Local Government Area had a population of 190,000 people.
Kankia 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.
Kankia 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.
Kankia 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.