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Gada Local Government Area
Sokoto State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Gada
Agricultural LGA known for millet, sorghum and livestock rearing in northern Sokoto.
Gada Local Government Area is located in Sokoto State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Sokoto North senatorial district. The headquarters of Gada LGA is Gada.
The headquarters of Gada Local Government Area is Gada. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Gada is 842001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gada Local Government Area had a population of 138,000 people.
Gada 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.
Gada Local Government Area is in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Sokoto State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Sokoto. Sokoto State has 24 Local Government Areas in total.
Gada Local Government Area is in the Sokoto North senatorial district of Sokoto 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.