Toto 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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

in Nasarawa State,

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters is in the town of Toto. Toto falls within the western senatorial district of Nasarawa State otherwise known as Nasarawa West Senatorial District alongside Nasarawa,

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, Karu and Kokona Local Government Areas. Toto local government area also forms a federal constituency alongside Nasarawa local government area, and Toto covers an area of 2,903 km. The local government area is bounded to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the east by Nasarawa local government area, and to the south and west by

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, and a population of 119,077 at the 2006 census. Toto Local Government has three districts namely Gadabuke, Toto and Umaisha. Settlements within the area include Ohizi Ogabo. The

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of the area is 962. The local government area is primarily inhabited by the Bassa people and the Egbura people, with smaller populations of Gade, Gbagyi, and Fulani communities also residing there.

Climate

A tropical wet and dry climate characterises Toto, Nigeria, with an annual temperature of 30.56°C, 1.1% higher than the national average, and 161.54 days with precipitation.

Temperature

Toto's temperature trend shows a warming trend, with warmer years producing a colder climate and colder years having warming stripes.

References

Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State {{Nasarawa-geo-stub