🏠 Local Government Area • Niger State • Niger East
Gbako Local Government Area
Niger State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Katcha
Riverine LGA along River Niger, known for fishing and farming. Gbagyi and Nupe communities.
Gbako 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 Gbako LGA is Katcha.
The headquarters of Gbako Local Government Area is Katcha. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Katcha is 912201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gbako Local Government Area had a population of 143,000 people.
Gbako 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.
Gbako 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.
Gbako 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.