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Malumfashi Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Malumfashi
Known for the famous Malumfashi cotton ginnery and textile industry.
Malumfashi Local Government Area is located in Katsina State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Katsina South senatorial district. The headquarters of Malumfashi LGA is Malumfashi.
The headquarters of Malumfashi Local Government Area is Malumfashi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Malumfashi is 824201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Malumfashi Local Government Area had a population of 300,000 people.
Malumfashi 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.
Malumfashi 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.
Malumfashi Local Government Area is in the Katsina South 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.