🏠 Local Government Area • Zamfara State • Zamfara West
Zurmi Local Government Area
Zamfara State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Zurmi
Known for the Zurmi emirate and groundnut farming. Agricultural LGA in western Zamfara.
Zurmi 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 Zurmi LGA is Zurmi.
The headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area is Zurmi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Zurmi is 861501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Zurmi Local Government Area had a population of 245,000 people.
Zurmi 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.
Zurmi 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.
Zurmi 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.