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Musawa Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Musawa
Known for the Musawa emirate, groundnut and millet farming in southern Katsina.
Musawa 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 Musawa LGA is Musawa.
The headquarters of Musawa Local Government Area is Musawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Musawa is 824301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Musawa Local Government Area had a population of 180,000 people.
Musawa 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.
Musawa 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.
Musawa 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.