🏠 Local Government Area • Kebbi State • Kebbi North
Koko/Besse Local Government Area
Kebbi State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Koko
Known for the Koko Port on the River Niger and the 1980s toxic waste dumping controversy.
Koko/Besse Local Government Area is located in Kebbi State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kebbi North senatorial district. The headquarters of Koko/Besse LGA is Koko.
The headquarters of Koko/Besse Local Government Area is Koko. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Koko is 872201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Koko/Besse Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Koko/Besse 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.
Koko/Besse 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.
Koko/Besse Local Government Area is in the Kebbi North 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.