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Sakaba Local Government Area
Kebbi State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Sakaba
Agricultural LGA known for yam, sorghum and groundnut farming in central Kebbi.
Sakaba 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 Sakaba LGA is Sakaba.
The headquarters of Sakaba Local Government Area is Sakaba. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Sakaba is 870301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Sakaba Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Sakaba 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.
Sakaba 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.
Sakaba 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.