🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom Central
Ukanafun Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ukanafun
Known for palm oil, cassava and fishing. A growing LGA with improving infrastructure.
Ukanafun 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 Ukanafun LGA is Ukanafun.
The headquarters of Ukanafun Local Government Area is Ukanafun. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ukanafun is 530701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ukanafun Local Government Area had a population of 131,026 people.
Ukanafun 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.
Ukanafun 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.
Ukanafun 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.