🏠 Local Government Area • Zamfara State • Zamfara West
Gummi Local Government Area
Zamfara State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Gummi
Known for the Gummi emirate and groundnut farming. Important commercial LGA in western Zamfara.
Gummi Local Government Area is located in Zamfara State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Zamfara West senatorial district. The headquarters of Gummi LGA is Gummi.
The headquarters of Gummi Local Government Area is Gummi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Gummi is 861201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gummi Local Government Area had a population of 250,000 people.
Gummi 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.
Gummi Local Government Area is in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Zamfara State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Gusau. Zamfara State has 14 Local Government Areas in total.
Gummi Local Government Area is in the Zamfara West senatorial district of Zamfara 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.