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Kumi Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Kumi
Small LGA known for the Wurkum and Yandang people. Agricultural activities are main occupation.
Kumi Local Government Area is located in Taraba State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Taraba Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Kumi LGA is Kumi.
The headquarters of Kumi Local Government Area is Kumi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kumi is 661101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kumi Local Government Area had a population of 82,000 people.
Kumi Local Government Area was created in 1996 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.
Kumi 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.
Kumi Local Government Area is in the Taraba Central 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.