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Langtang North Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Shendam
Known for the Tarok people and groundnut farming. Agricultural LGA in southern Plateau.
Langtang North 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 Langtang North LGA is Shendam.
The headquarters of Langtang North Local Government Area is Shendam. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Shendam is 932101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Langtang North Local Government Area had a population of 145,000 people.
Langtang North 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.
Langtang North 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.
Langtang North 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.