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Isuikwuato Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Isuikwuato
Hilly terrain LGA bordering Ebonyi, known for yam and cassava farming and iron smelting traditions.
Isuikwuato 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 Isuikwuato LGA is Isuikwuato.
The headquarters of Isuikwuato Local Government Area is Isuikwuato. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Isuikwuato is 442201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Isuikwuato Local Government Area had a population of 89,800 people.
Isuikwuato 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.
Isuikwuato 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.
Isuikwuato 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.