🏠 Local Government Area • Zamfara State • Zamfara West
Shinkafi Local Government Area
Zamfara State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Shinkafi
Border LGA with Niger Republic. Known for cross-border trade, groundnuts and cattle.
Shinkafi 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 Shinkafi LGA is Shinkafi.
The headquarters of Shinkafi Local Government Area is Shinkafi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Shinkafi is 861401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Shinkafi Local Government Area had a population of 230,000 people.
Shinkafi 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.
Shinkafi 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.
Shinkafi 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.