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Moro Local Government Area
Kwara State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Shao
Known for the Jebba hydro dam and River Niger. Gateway between Kwara and Niger States.
Moro Local Government Area is located in Kwara State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kwara Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Moro LGA is Shao.
The headquarters of Moro Local Government Area is Shao. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Shao is 240101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Moro Local Government Area had a population of 178,000 people.
Moro 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.
Moro Local Government Area is in Kwara State, Nigeria. Kwara State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Ilorin. Kwara State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Moro Local Government Area is in the Kwara Central senatorial district of Kwara 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.