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Akwanga Local Government Area
Nasarawa State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Akwanga
Known for the Mada, Ninzam and Gwandara people. Gateway to Plateau State. Yam and sorghum farming.
Akwanga Local Government Area is located in Nasarawa State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Nasarawa North senatorial district. The headquarters of Akwanga LGA is Akwanga.
The headquarters of Akwanga Local Government Area is Akwanga. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akwanga is 962001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Akwanga Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Akwanga 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.
Akwanga Local Government Area is in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Nasarawa State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Lafia. Nasarawa State has 13 Local Government Areas in total.
Akwanga Local Government Area is in the Nasarawa North senatorial district of Nasarawa 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.