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Eastern Obolo Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Iko
Riverine LGA on the Atlantic coast, known for offshore oil production and fishing communities.
Eastern Obolo Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom South senatorial district. The headquarters of Eastern Obolo LGA is Iko.
The headquarters of Eastern Obolo Local Government Area is Iko. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Iko is 531001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Eastern Obolo Local Government Area had a population of 56,063 people.
Eastern Obolo 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.
Eastern Obolo Local Government Area is in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Akwa Ibom State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Uyo. Akwa Ibom State has 31 Local Government Areas in total.
Eastern Obolo Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom South senatorial district of Akwa Ibom 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.