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Potiskum Local Government Area
Yobe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Potiskum
Largest city in Yobe State, a major commercial hub for northeastern Nigeria. Known for cattle and groundnut trade.
Potiskum Local Government Area is located in Yobe State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Yobe Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Potiskum LGA is Potiskum.
The headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area is Potiskum. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Potiskum is 750001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Potiskum Local Government Area had a population of 400,000 people.
Potiskum 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.
Potiskum 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.
Potiskum Local Government Area is in the Yobe Central 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.