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Ibi Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Ibi
Known for the Jukun people and fishing along the Benue River. Historic Jukun kingdom town.
Ibi 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 Ibi LGA is Ibi.
The headquarters of Ibi Local Government Area is Ibi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ibi is 660201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ibi Local Government Area had a population of 132,000 people.
Ibi 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.
Ibi 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.
Ibi 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.