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Umuahia South Local Government Area
Abia State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Umuahia
The southern part of the state capital LGA, covering residential and peri-urban communities of Umuahia.
Umuahia South 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 South LGA is Umuahia.
The headquarters of Umuahia South 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 440211.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Umuahia South Local Government Area had a population of 190,574 people.
Umuahia 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.
Umuahia 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.
Umuahia South 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.