🏠 Local Government Area • Kebbi State • Kebbi South
Bagudo Local Government Area
Kebbi State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Bagudo
Riverine LGA along River Niger, known for fishing and rice farming. Border LGA with Benin Republic.
Bagudo Local Government Area is located in Kebbi State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kebbi South senatorial district. The headquarters of Bagudo LGA is Bagudo.
The headquarters of Bagudo Local Government Area is Bagudo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bagudo is 871201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bagudo Local Government Area had a population of 210,000 people.
Bagudo 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.
Bagudo 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.
Bagudo Local Government Area is in the Kebbi South 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.