🏠 Local Government Area • Taraba State • Taraba North
Karim Lamido Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Karim
Known for the Fulani and Kanuri people. Cattle rearing and sorghum farming are main occupations.
Karim Lamido 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 Karim Lamido LGA is Karim.
The headquarters of Karim Lamido Local Government Area is Karim. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Karim is 660301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Karim Lamido Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Karim Lamido 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.
Karim Lamido 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.
Karim Lamido 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.