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Ardo-Kola Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Lau
Known for the Chamba and Fulani people. Cattle rearing and sorghum farming are main occupations.
Ardo-Kola Local Government Area is located in Taraba State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Taraba North senatorial district. The headquarters of Ardo-Kola LGA is Lau.
The headquarters of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area is Lau. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Lau is 660001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ardo-Kola Local Government Area had a population of 106,000 people.
Ardo-Kola 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.
Ardo-Kola Local Government Area is in Taraba State, Nigeria. Taraba State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Jalingo. Taraba State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Ardo-Kola Local Government Area is in the Taraba North senatorial district of Taraba 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.