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Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Okpuala Ngwa
Largely rural LGA with subsistence farming. Rich in palm trees and yam cultivation.
Isiala Ngwa South 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 South LGA is Okpuala Ngwa.
The headquarters of Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area is Okpuala Ngwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okpuala Ngwa is 453101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area had a population of 100,706 people.
Isiala Ngwa South 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 South 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 South 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.