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Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ibesikpo
Known for palm oil, cassava and fishing. Growing peri-urban LGA near Uyo.
Ibesikpo Asutan 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 Ibesikpo Asutan LGA is Ibesikpo.
The headquarters of Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area is Ibesikpo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ibesikpo is 530401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area had a population of 133,073 people.
Ibesikpo Asutan 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.
Ibesikpo Asutan 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.
Ibesikpo Asutan 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.