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Nsit-Ibom Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Urua Inyang
Known for its palm oil industry and agricultural trade in the central belt of Akwa Ibom.
Nsit-Ibom 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 Nsit-Ibom LGA is Urua Inyang.
The headquarters of Nsit-Ibom Local Government Area is Urua Inyang. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Urua Inyang is 530601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nsit-Ibom Local Government Area had a population of 120,839 people.
Nsit-Ibom 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.
Nsit-Ibom 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.
Nsit-Ibom 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.