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Ikwuano Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ikwuano Umuahia
Situated between Aba and Umuahia, known for agriculture and as a dormitory community for workers.
Ikwuano Local Government Area is located in Abia State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Abia Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Ikwuano LGA is Ikwuano Umuahia.
The headquarters of Ikwuano Local Government Area is Ikwuano Umuahia. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikwuano Umuahia is 440001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikwuano Local Government Area had a population of 103,635 people.
Ikwuano Local Government Area was created in 1991 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.
Ikwuano 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.
Ikwuano Local Government Area is in the Abia Central 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.