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Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Nung Udoe
Known for palm produce and growing peri-urban communities near Uyo.
Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district. The headquarters of Nsit-Ubium LGA is Nung Udoe.
The headquarters of Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area is Nung Udoe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nung Udoe is 532201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area had a population of 104,454 people.
Nsit-Ubium 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-Ubium 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-Ubium Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom North West 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.