🏠 Local Government Area • Taraba State • Taraba Central
Yorro Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Yorro
Agricultural LGA known for yam and sorghum farming. The Yoro people have distinct cultural practices.
Yorro 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 Yorro LGA is Yorro.
The headquarters of Yorro Local Government Area is Yorro. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Yorro is 661301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Yorro Local Government Area had a population of 112,000 people.
Yorro 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.
Yorro 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.
Yorro 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.