🏠 Local Government Area • Anambra State • Anambra South
Ihiala Local Government Area
Anambra State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ihiala
Southern Anambra LGA bordering Imo State, known for agriculture and Ihiala people cultural identity.
Ihiala Local Government Area is located in Anambra State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Anambra South senatorial district. The headquarters of Ihiala LGA is Ihiala.
The headquarters of Ihiala Local Government Area is Ihiala. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ihiala is 422401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ihiala Local Government Area had a population of 210,940 people.
Ihiala Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Ihiala Local Government Area is in Anambra State, Nigeria. Anambra State is in the South East zone and has its capital at Awka. Anambra State has 21 Local Government Areas in total.
Ihiala Local Government Area is in the Anambra South senatorial district of Anambra 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.