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Wase Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Wase
Predominantly Muslim LGA in eastern Plateau. Known for the Wase Rock and diverse Tarok, Yergam people.
Wase Local Government Area is located in Plateau State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Plateau East senatorial district. The headquarters of Wase LGA is Wase.
The headquarters of Wase Local Government Area is Wase. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Wase is 933301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Wase Local Government Area had a population of 196,000 people.
Wase 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.
Wase 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.
Wase Local Government Area is in the Plateau East 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.