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Yauri Local Government Area
Kebbi State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Yauri
Historic emirate and resort town on Lake Kainji. Known for fishing, tourism and the Yauri emirate.
Yauri 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 Yauri LGA is Yauri.
The headquarters of Yauri Local Government Area is Yauri. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Yauri is 872701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Yauri Local Government Area had a population of 232,000 people.
Yauri 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.
Yauri 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.
Yauri 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.