🏠 Local Government Area • Akwa Ibom State • Akwa Ibom North East
Uyo Local Government Area
Akwa Ibom State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Uyo
The state capital of Akwa Ibom. Home to Ibom Plaza, Godswill Akpabio Stadium and University of Uyo.
Uyo Local Government Area is located in Akwa Ibom State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Akwa Ibom North East senatorial district. The headquarters of Uyo LGA is Uyo.
The headquarters of Uyo Local Government Area is Uyo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Uyo is 520001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Uyo Local Government Area had a population of 309,916 people.
Uyo 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.
Uyo 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.
Uyo Local Government Area is in the Akwa Ibom North East 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.