🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom South
Mkpat-Enin Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Abat
Agricultural LGA known for cassava, palm oil and fishing along the Qua Iboe River.
Mkpat-Enin 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 Mkpat-Enin LGA is Abat.
The headquarters of Mkpat-Enin Local Government Area is Abat. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Abat is 531701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Mkpat-Enin Local Government Area had a population of 150,898 people.
Mkpat-Enin 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.
Mkpat-Enin 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.
Mkpat-Enin 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.