🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau North
Mangu Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Mangu
Known for the Ngas (Angas) people and the Mangu market. Important commercial LGA north of Jos.
Mangu Local Government Area is located in Plateau State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Plateau North senatorial district. The headquarters of Mangu LGA is Mangu.
The headquarters of Mangu Local Government Area is Mangu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Mangu is 930301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mangu Local Government Area had a population of 197,000 people.
Mangu 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.
Mangu 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.
Mangu Local Government Area is in the Plateau North 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.