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Olamaboro Local Government Area
Kogi State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Olamaboro
Igala LGA known for yam and cassava farming. Agricultural LGA in southeastern Kogi.
Olamaboro 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 Olamaboro LGA is Olamaboro.
The headquarters of Olamaboro Local Government Area is Olamaboro. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Olamaboro is 270601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Olamaboro Local Government Area had a population of 147,000 people.
Olamaboro 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.
Olamaboro 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.
Olamaboro 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.