3-516: Mashi is a Local Government Area in Katsina State , Nigeria , sharing a border with the Republic of Niger . Its headquarters is in the town of Mashi in the southwest of the area at 12°59′00″N 7°57′00″E / 12.98333°N 7.95000°E / 12.98333; 7.95000 . It has an area of 905 km and a population of 173,134 at the 2006 census. The postal code of
6-647: Is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below the state governments and the federal government. The functions of local governments are detailed in the Nigerian constitution and include
9-400: The area is 823. This Katsina State , Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA
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