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Offa Local Government Area
Kwara State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Offa
Known for the Offatedo kingdom and commercial activities. Gateway between Kwara and Osun States.
Offa Local Government Area is located in Kwara State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kwara South senatorial district. The headquarters of Offa LGA is Offa.
The headquarters of Offa Local Government Area is Offa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Offa is 242401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Offa Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Offa 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.
Offa 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.
Offa Local Government Area is in the Kwara South 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.