🏠 Local Government Area • Abia State • Abia South
Ugwunagbo Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Akwete
Known for the famous Akwete woven cloth, a UNESCO-recognised craft tradition.
Ugwunagbo 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 Ugwunagbo LGA is Akwete.
The headquarters of Ugwunagbo Local Government Area is Akwete. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akwete is 453301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ugwunagbo Local Government Area had a population of 61,756 people.
Ugwunagbo Local Government Area was created in 1996 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.
Ugwunagbo 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.
Ugwunagbo 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.