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Tangaza Local Government Area
Sokoto State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Tangaza
Northern Sokoto LGA near Niger border, known for livestock and millet farming.
Tangaza 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 Tangaza LGA is Tangaza.
The headquarters of Tangaza Local Government Area is Tangaza. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Tangaza is 842701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Tangaza Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Tangaza 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.
Tangaza 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.
Tangaza 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.