Lapai is a Local Government Area in Niger State

Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, adjoining the Federal Capital Territory. Its headquarters are in the town of Lapai on the A124 highway

A124 highway (Nigeria)

The A124 highway is a highway in Nigeria. It is one of the east-west roads linking the main south-north roads. .It runs from the A1 highway north of Mokwa, Niger State to the A2 highway at Madalla near Abuja....

 in the west of the area at9°03′00"N 6°34′00"E.

It has an area of 3,051 km² and a population of 110,127 at the 2006 census.
The area is roughly coterminous with the Lapai Emirate

Lapai Emirate

The Lapai Emirate, today in Nigeria, is a traditional state that lies near the Gurara River, a tributary to the Niger River, and was originally inhabited by the Gbari people, covering roughly the same area as the modern Lapai local government area....

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The postal code

Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...

of the area is 911.