🏠 Local Government Area • Oyo State • Oyo North
Saki West Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Saki
Contains Saki city, known for its weekly market and cotton farming. Gateway to Benin Republic.
Saki West Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Oyo North senatorial district. The headquarters of Saki West LGA is Saki.
The headquarters of Saki West Local Government Area is Saki. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Saki is 212601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Saki West Local Government Area had a population of 162,000 people.
Saki West 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.
Saki West Local Government Area is in Oyo State, Nigeria. Oyo State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Ibadan. Oyo State has 32 Local Government Areas in total.
Saki West Local Government Area is in the Oyo North senatorial district of Oyo 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.