🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom North West
Oruk Anam Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Oruk Anam
Largest LGA by area in Akwa Ibom, known for fishing and farming along the Imo River.
Oruk Anam 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 Oruk Anam LGA is Oruk Anam.
The headquarters of Oruk Anam Local Government Area is Oruk Anam. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Oruk Anam is 532401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Oruk Anam Local Government Area had a population of 186,258 people.
Oruk Anam 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.
Oruk Anam 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.
Oruk Anam 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.