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Keffi Local Government Area
Nasarawa State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Keffi
Known for Nasarawa State University and the Keffi emirate. Important educational and commercial LGA.
Keffi 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 Keffi LGA is Keffi.
The headquarters of Keffi Local Government Area is Keffi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Keffi is 961001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Keffi Local Government Area had a population of 183,000 people.
Keffi 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.
Keffi 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.
Keffi 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.