🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom South
Mbo Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Mbo
Coastal LGA bordering the Atlantic, known for offshore fishing and the Mbo people heritage.
Mbo Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom South senatorial district. The headquarters of Mbo LGA is Mbo.
The headquarters of Mbo Local Government Area is Mbo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Mbo is 531601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mbo Local Government Area had a population of 95,701 people.
Mbo 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.
Mbo 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.
Mbo Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom South 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.