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Rimi Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Rimi
Agricultural LGA known for cotton and groundnut farming in southern Katsina.
Rimi 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 Rimi LGA is Rimi.
The headquarters of Rimi Local Government Area is Rimi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Rimi is 824401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Rimi Local Government Area had a population of 180,000 people.
Rimi 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.
Rimi 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.
Rimi 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.