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Obi Ngwa Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Umuoha
Peri-urban LGA adjacent to Aba with growing residential estates serving the Aba metropolis.
Obi Ngwa 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 Obi Ngwa LGA is Umuoha.
The headquarters of Obi Ngwa Local Government Area is Umuoha. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Umuoha is 453201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obi Ngwa Local Government Area had a population of 136,979 people.
Obi Ngwa 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.
Obi Ngwa 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.
Obi Ngwa 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.