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Arochukwu Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Arochukwu
Known as the seat of the Long Juju oracle. A significant cultural and heritage tourism destination.
Arochukwu Local Government Area is located in Abia State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Abia South senatorial district. The headquarters of Arochukwu LGA is Arochukwu.
The headquarters of Arochukwu Local Government Area is Arochukwu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Arochukwu is 441001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Arochukwu Local Government Area had a population of 95,766 people.
Arochukwu Local Government Area was created in 1976 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Arochukwu Local Government Area is in Abia State, Nigeria. Abia State is in the South East zone and has its capital at Umuahia. Abia State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Arochukwu Local Government Area is in the Abia South senatorial district of Abia State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.