🏠 Local Government Area • Anambra State • Anambra South
Nnewi South Local Government Area
Anambra State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Nnewi
Peri-urban LGA of the Nnewi metropolis, known for manufacturing, trading and residential development.
Nnewi South 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 Nnewi South LGA is Nnewi.
The headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area is Nnewi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nnewi is 435201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nnewi South Local Government Area had a population of 88,060 people.
Nnewi South 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.
Nnewi South 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.
Nnewi South 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.