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Rabah Local Government Area
Sokoto State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Rabah
Known for the Rabah people and groundnut farming. Agricultural LGA in central Sokoto.
Rabah Local Government Area is located in Sokoto State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Sokoto Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Rabah LGA is Rabah.
The headquarters of Rabah Local Government Area is Rabah. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Rabah is 841201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Rabah Local Government Area had a population of 185,000 people.
Rabah 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.
Rabah 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.
Rabah Local Government Area is in the Sokoto Central 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.