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Mokwa Local Government Area
Niger State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Mokwa
Known for the Mokwa agricultural scheme, sugar cane and rice. Important agribusiness LGA.
Mokwa Local Government Area is located in Niger State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Niger South senatorial district. The headquarters of Mokwa LGA is Mokwa.
The headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area is Mokwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Mokwa is 913101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mokwa Local Government Area had a population of 222,000 people.
Mokwa 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.
Mokwa 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.
Mokwa Local Government Area is in the Niger South 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.