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Ussa Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Ussa
Known for the Tiv and Kuteb people. Agricultural LGA in southern Taraba State.
Ussa Local Government Area is located in Taraba State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Taraba South senatorial district. The headquarters of Ussa LGA is Ussa.
The headquarters of Ussa Local Government Area is Ussa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ussa is 662401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ussa Local Government Area had a population of 100,000 people.
Ussa 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.
Ussa 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.
Ussa Local Government Area is in the Taraba South 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.