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Munya Local Government Area
Niger State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Sarkin Pawa
Known for yam and sorghum farming by the Koro and Kambari people in eastern Niger State.
Munya 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 Munya LGA is Sarkin Pawa.
The headquarters of Munya Local Government Area is Sarkin Pawa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Sarkin Pawa is 912701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Munya Local Government Area had a population of 120,000 people.
Munya 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.
Munya 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.
Munya 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.