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Umuahia North Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Umuahia
Contains the Abia State capital. Seat of government, home to National War Museum and major institutions.
Umuahia North 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 Umuahia North LGA is Umuahia.
The headquarters of Umuahia North Local Government Area is Umuahia. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Umuahia is 440221.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Umuahia North Local Government Area had a population of 227,070 people.
Umuahia 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.
Umuahia 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.
Umuahia North 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.