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Machina Local Government Area
Yobe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Machina
Border LGA with Niger Republic, known for cross-border trade and millet farming.
Machina 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 Machina LGA is Machina.
The headquarters of Machina Local Government Area is Machina. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Machina is 750601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Machina Local Government Area had a population of 115,000 people.
Machina 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.
Machina 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.
Machina 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.