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Essien Udim Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Essien Udim
Birthplace of Godswill Akpabio. Agricultural LGA known for cassava, palm oil and timber.
Essien Udim Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district. The headquarters of Essien Udim LGA is Essien Udim.
The headquarters of Essien Udim Local Government Area is Essien Udim. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Essien Udim is 532001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Essien Udim Local Government Area had a population of 185,061 people.
Essien Udim 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.
Essien Udim 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.
Essien Udim Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom North West 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.