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Bende Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Bende
Agricultural LGA in northern Abia, known for palm oil production and colonial-era Bende native court history.
Bende Local Government Area is located in Abia State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Abia North senatorial district. The headquarters of Bende LGA is Bende.
The headquarters of Bende Local Government Area is Bende. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bende is 442101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bende Local Government Area had a population of 142,680 people.
Bende 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.
Bende 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.
Bende Local Government Area is in the Abia North 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.