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Etinan Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Etinan
Commercial LGA known for its market and as a centre for palm oil trade in central Akwa Ibom.
Etinan 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 Etinan LGA is Etinan.
The headquarters of Etinan Local Government Area is Etinan. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Etinan is 530301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Etinan Local Government Area had a population of 146,776 people.
Etinan 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.
Etinan 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.
Etinan 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.