🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau North
Riyom Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Riyom
Known for granite quarrying and potato farming. Scenic highlands LGA near Jos.
Riyom 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 Riyom LGA is Riyom.
The headquarters of Riyom Local Government Area is Riyom. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Riyom is 930401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Riyom Local Government Area had a population of 113,000 people.
Riyom 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.
Riyom 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.
Riyom 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.