List of 13 Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State and Their Headquarters.

List of 13 Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State and Their Headquarters.

Nasarawa state is one of the 36 states in Nigeria which was created in 1996 out of neighbouring Plateau state. It is Located in the North-Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the West by the Federal Capital Territory, the North by Kaduna, the South by Benue and Kogi, and to the East by Plateau and Taraba states.

Nasarawa State’s slogan is the “Home of Solid Minerals” because of its huge deposits of mineral resources. Nasarawa State has a total land area of about  28,735 Km2. Its capital city is Lafia.

There are 13 Local Government Areas LGAs in Nasarawa State namely Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keana, Keffi, Kokona, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nasarawa Eggon, Obi, Toto, Wamba

The Major crops are Yam, Maize, Cassava, Groundnut, Garden Eggs, Rice, Sorghum, Sugarcane, Pepper, Cowpea, Benniseed, Mellon, Soya Beans, Cashew nuts, Sesame Seed, Shea Butter. its Solid minerals are Barite, Coal, Clay, Lead-Zinc, Sault, Gemstone, Silica Sand, Iron Ore, Granite, Tantalite, Marble, Mica, Cassiterite, Limestone, and Aquamarine.

Nasarawa State has 13 Local Government Areas LGAs namely Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keana, Keffi, Kokona, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nasarawa Eggon, Obi, Toto, Wamba

List of 13 Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State and Their Headquarters.

Nasarawa State Local Government Areas and their headquarters, administrative capitals

The 13 Local Government Areas LGAs in Nasarawa State are

1. Akwanga,
2. Awe,
3. Doma,
4. Karu,
5. Keana,
6. Keffi,
7. Kokona,
8. Lafia,
9. Nasarawa,
10. Nasarawa Eggon,
11. Obi,
12. Toto,
13. Wamba