🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau South
Mikang Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Yelwa
Known for the Montol and Teel people. Agricultural LGA in southern Plateau State.
Mikang 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 Mikang LGA is Yelwa.
The headquarters of Mikang Local Government Area is Yelwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Yelwa is 932301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mikang Local Government Area had a population of 122,000 people.
Mikang 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.
Mikang 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.
Mikang 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.