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Fika Local Government Area
Yobe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Fika
Known for the Fika emirate and groundnut farming. Historic LGA in eastern Yobe State.
Fika Local Government Area is located in Yobe State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Yobe East senatorial district. The headquarters of Fika LGA is Fika.
The headquarters of Fika Local Government Area is Fika. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Fika is 750101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Fika Local Government Area had a population of 168,000 people.
Fika 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.
Fika Local Government Area is in Yobe State, Nigeria. Yobe State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Damaturu. Yobe State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Fika Local Government Area is in the Yobe East senatorial district of Yobe 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.