List of 23 Local Governments in Kaduna state and their Headquarters.
Kaduna State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria which is popularly called “The Centre of Learning”. Kaduna is in the North Central State, which was named in 1976 by General Murtala Mohammed. In 1987, the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida created the state of Katsina from Kaduna. It has a total land area of about 42,481 Km2.
Kaduna state has 23 Local Government Areas which are Birni – Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Ikara, Jaba, Jema’a, Kachia, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Kagarko, Kajuru, Kaura, Kauru, Kubau, Kudan, Lere, Makarfi, Sabon – Gari, Sanga, Soba, Zangon – Kataf, Zaria.
Kaduna state houses a number of prestigious institutions. The Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Nigerian College of Aviation, Zaria, Barewa College and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, among many others.
There are 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna state which are Birni – Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Ikara, Jaba, Jema’a, Kachia, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Kagarko, Kajuru, Kaura, Kauru, Kubau, Kudan, Lere, Makarfi, Sabon – Gari, Sanga, Soba, Zangon – Kataf, Zaria.
List of 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna state and their Headquarters.
| S/N | LOCAL GOVERNMENT Areas | HEADQUARTERs |
| 1 | BIRNIN GWARI | BIRNIN GWARI |
| 2 | CHIKUN | KUJAMA |
| 3 | GIWA | GIWA |
| 4 | IGABI | TURUNKU |
| 5 | IKARA | IKARA |
| 6 | JABA | KWOI |
| 7 | JEMA’A | KAFANCAHN |
| 8 | KACHIA | KACHIA |
| 9 | KADUNA NORTH | DOKA |
| 10 | KADUNA SOUTH | MAKERA |
| 11 | KAGARKO | KAGARKO |
| 12 | KAJURU | KAJURU |
| 13 | KAURA | KAURA |
| 14 | KAURU | KAURU |
| 15 | KUBAU | ANCHAU |
| 16 | KUDAN | HUNKUYI |
| 17 | LERE | SAMINAKA |
| 18 | MAKARFI | MAKARFI |
| 19 | SABON GARI | DOGARAWA |
| 20 | SANGA | GWANTU |
| 21 | SOBA | MAIGANA |
| 22 | ZANGON KATAF | ZONKWA |
| 23 | ZARIA | ZARIA |
List of 23 Local Governments in Kaduna state and their Headquarters.
The 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna state are Birni – Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Ikara, Jaba, Jema’a, Kachia, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Kagarko, Kajuru, Kaura, Kauru, Kubau, Kudan, Lere, Makarfi, Sabon – Gari, Sanga, Soba, Zangon – Kataf, Zaria.