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Karu Local Government Area
Nasarawa State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Karu
Peri-urban satellite of Abuja, one of the fastest-growing LGAs in Nigeria. Home to Nyanya and Mararaba.
Karu 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 Karu LGA is Karu.
The headquarters of Karu Local Government Area is Karu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Karu is 960001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Karu Local Government Area had a population of 256,000 people.
Karu 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.
Karu 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.
Karu 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.