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Ibaji Local Government Area
Kogi State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Ibaji
Riverine Igala LGA along River Niger and Anambra. Known for fishing and yam farming.
Ibaji Local Government Area is located in Kogi State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kogi East senatorial district. The headquarters of Ibaji LGA is Ibaji.
The headquarters of Ibaji Local Government Area is Ibaji. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ibaji is 270201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ibaji Local Government Area had a population of 89,000 people.
Ibaji 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.
Ibaji Local Government Area is in Kogi State, Nigeria. Kogi State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Lokoja. Kogi State has 21 Local Government Areas in total.
Ibaji Local Government Area is in the Kogi East senatorial district of Kogi 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.