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Omala Local Government Area
Kogi State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Oguma
Known for the Igala people and subsistence farming. Important LGA in the central Igala kingdom.
Omala 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 Omala LGA is Oguma.
The headquarters of Omala Local Government Area is Oguma. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Oguma is 270701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Omala Local Government Area had a population of 128,000 people.
Omala 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.
Omala 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.
Omala 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.