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Geidam Local Government Area
Yobe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Geidam
Known for the Geidam emirate and groundnut farming. Important commercial LGA in western Yobe.
Geidam Local Government Area is located in Yobe State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Yobe West senatorial district. The headquarters of Geidam LGA is Geidam.
The headquarters of Geidam Local Government Area is Geidam. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Geidam is 752001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Geidam Local Government Area had a population of 195,000 people.
Geidam 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.
Geidam 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.
Geidam Local Government Area is in the Yobe West 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.