Lau, Nigeria

Lau, Nigeria
Lau
LGA and town
Nickname(s): Launawa
Country  Nigeria
State Taraba State
Local Government Headquarters Lau
Government
  Sarkin Lau Alh. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gudule
  Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council Nicholas Waniyafi Wani[1]
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Lau is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Lau and the area is dominated by Hausa Fulani people. Lau Local government has a border with Ardo kola, Jalingo, Yorro & Zing local government of Taraba state. It also share border with Numan Adamawa State.

It has an area of 1,660 km² and a population of 96,590 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 662.[2]

References

  1. http://tarabastate.gov.ng/local-govt-chairmen/
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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