Jega is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Kebbi State
Kebbi state ( ha, Jihar Kebbi; Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤳𞤫𞤦𞥆ðž¤) is a state in the northwestern Nigeria, Kebbi state is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, NaìjÃrÃyà , yo, Nà ìjÃrÃà , pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Jega.
It has an area of 891 km and a population of 193,352 at the 2006 census.
3 2 Target population Jega LGA has an estimated population of 193,352 people as at 2006 National population Census.
Projected using 3.1% as an annual increase:
3 mm x 193,352 =253,291 (projected population of 2016)
From the 2006 NPC, JegaLGA has the population sizeof 193,3 52 persons. Hence;
’3.1/100 = 0.031 X 193,352 =5,994 x 10 years = 59939 + 193,352 = 253, 291 (projected population of Jega LGA in 2016).
Jega has produced many prominent people in Nigeria, One of such is Professor Attahiru Jega, former INEC Chairman
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
of the area is 863.
References
Local Government Areas in Kebbi State
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