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Etim Ekpo Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Etim Ekpo
Small agricultural LGA known for palm produce and fishing in the Cross River basin.
Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Etim Ekpo LGA is Etim Ekpo.
The headquarters of Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is Etim Ekpo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Etim Ekpo is 530201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Etim Ekpo Local Government Area had a population of 83,313 people.
Etim Ekpo 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.
Etim Ekpo 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.
Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom Central 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.