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Agaie Local Government Area
Niger State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Agaie
Known for the Agaie emirate and rice farming along the Kaduna River.
Agaie Local Government Area is located in Niger State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Niger East senatorial district. The headquarters of Agaie LGA is Agaie.
The headquarters of Agaie Local Government Area is Agaie. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Agaie is 912001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Agaie Local Government Area had a population of 125,000 people.
Agaie 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.
Agaie Local Government Area is in Niger State, Nigeria. Niger State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Minna. Niger State has 25 Local Government Areas in total.
Agaie Local Government Area is in the Niger East senatorial district of Niger 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.