🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom North West
Obot Akara Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Obot Akara
Agricultural LGA known for cassava, yam and palm oil production.
Obot Akara 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 Obot Akara LGA is Obot Akara.
The headquarters of Obot Akara Local Government Area is Obot Akara. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obot Akara is 532301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obot Akara Local Government Area had a population of 127,044 people.
Obot Akara 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.
Obot Akara 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.
Obot Akara 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.