🏠 Local Government Area • Sokoto State • Sokoto North
Illela Local Government Area
Sokoto State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Illela
Major commercial LGA near Niger border. Known for cross-border trade, livestock and groundnuts.
Illela 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 Illela LGA is Illela.
The headquarters of Illela Local Government Area is Illela. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Illela is 842401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Illela Local Government Area had a population of 235,000 people.
Illela 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.
Illela 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.
Illela 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.