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Maradun Local Government Area
Zamfara State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Maradun
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnut farming. Communities also engage in cattle rearing.
Maradun Local Government Area is located in Zamfara State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Zamfara Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Maradun LGA is Maradun.
The headquarters of Maradun Local Government Area is Maradun. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Maradun is 860201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Maradun Local Government Area had a population of 195,000 people.
Maradun 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.
Maradun 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.
Maradun Local Government Area is in the Zamfara Central 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.