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Sabuwa Local Government Area
Katsina State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Sabuwa
Known for groundnuts and millet farming. Agricultural LGA in western Katsina.
Sabuwa Local Government Area is located in Katsina State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Katsina West senatorial district. The headquarters of Sabuwa LGA is Sabuwa.
The headquarters of Sabuwa Local Government Area is Sabuwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Sabuwa is 822501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Sabuwa Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Sabuwa 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.
Sabuwa 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.
Sabuwa Local Government Area is in the Katsina West 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.