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Sabon Birni Local Government Area
Sokoto State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Sabon Birni
Major border LGA with Niger Republic. Known for cross-border trade, groundnuts and cattle.
Sabon Birni 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 Sabon Birni LGA is Sabon Birni.
The headquarters of Sabon Birni Local Government Area is Sabon Birni. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Sabon Birni is 842601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Sabon Birni Local Government Area had a population of 270,000 people.
Sabon Birni 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.
Sabon Birni 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.
Sabon Birni 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.