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Nasarawa Egon Local Government Area
Nasarawa State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Nasarawa Egon
Known for yam and cassava farming. The Nasarawa Egon people have strong cultural heritage.
Nasarawa Egon Local Government Area is located in Nasarawa State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Nasarawa South senatorial district. The headquarters of Nasarawa Egon LGA is Nasarawa Egon.
The headquarters of Nasarawa Egon Local Government Area is Nasarawa Egon. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nasarawa Egon is 963301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasarawa Egon Local Government Area had a population of 157,000 people.
Nasarawa Egon 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.
Nasarawa Egon 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.
Nasarawa Egon Local Government Area is in the Nasarawa South 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.