🏠 Local Government Area • Abia State • Abia South
Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ohanso
Known for palm produce and cassava farming. Gateway LGA between Aba and the rural Abia heartland.
Isiala Ngwa North 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 Isiala Ngwa North LGA is Ohanso.
The headquarters of Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area is Ohanso. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ohanso is 453001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area had a population of 150,899 people.
Isiala Ngwa North 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.
Isiala Ngwa North 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.
Isiala Ngwa North 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.