🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom North East
Ini Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ini
Agricultural LGA bordering Cross River, known for palm produce, cassava and yam farming.
Ini Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom North East senatorial district. The headquarters of Ini LGA is Ini.
The headquarters of Ini Local Government Area is Ini. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ini is 533201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ini Local Government Area had a population of 115,070 people.
Ini 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.
Ini 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.
Ini Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom North East 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.