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Augie Local Government Area
Kebbi State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Augie
Agricultural LGA known for sorghum and millet farming. Home to Augie communities along the Rima River.
Augie Local Government Area is located in Kebbi State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kebbi Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Augie LGA is Augie.
The headquarters of Augie Local Government Area is Augie. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Augie is 870001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Augie Local Government Area had a population of 128,000 people.
Augie 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.
Augie Local Government Area is in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Kebbi State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Birnin Kebbi. Kebbi State has 21 Local Government Areas in total.
Augie Local Government Area is in the Kebbi Central senatorial district of Kebbi 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.