🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau South
Bokkos Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Bokkos
Highlands LGA known for Irish potato and vegetable farming. Temperate climate ideal for highland crops.
Bokkos Local Government Area is located in Plateau State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Plateau South senatorial district. The headquarters of Bokkos LGA is Bokkos.
The headquarters of Bokkos Local Government Area is Bokkos. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bokkos is 932001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bokkos Local Government Area had a population of 165,000 people.
Bokkos 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.
Bokkos Local Government Area is in Plateau State, Nigeria. Plateau State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Jos. Plateau State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Bokkos Local Government Area is in the Plateau South senatorial district of Plateau 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.