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Zing Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Zing
Known for the Mumuye people and yam farming. Agricultural LGA in central Taraba State.
Zing 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 Zing LGA is Zing.
The headquarters of Zing Local Government Area is Zing. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Zing is 661401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Zing Local Government Area had a population of 130,000 people.
Zing 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.
Zing 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.
Zing 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.