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Itu Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Itu
Historic LGA at the confluence of Cross and Itu Rivers. Known for Mary Slessor mission history.
Itu 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 Itu LGA is Itu.
The headquarters of Itu Local Government Area is Itu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Itu is 533301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Itu Local Government Area had a population of 133,559 people.
Itu Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Itu 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.
Itu 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.