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Onitsha North Local Government Area

Anambra State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Onitsha

Onitsha Headquarters
107,873 Population (2006)
1991 Year Created
📋 Key Facts — Onitsha North LGA
LGA Name
Onitsha North
Headquarters
Onitsha
Geopolitical Zone
South East
Senatorial District
Anambra Central
Year Created
1991
Population (2006 Census)
107,873
Postal Code
420401
📚 About Onitsha North Local Government Area

Northern Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra. Home to the Onitsha Main Market, one of the largest in Africa.

Frequently Asked Questions — Onitsha North LGA

Onitsha North Local Government Area is located in Anambra State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Anambra Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Onitsha North LGA is Onitsha.

The headquarters of Onitsha North Local Government Area is Onitsha. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Onitsha is 420401.

According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Onitsha North Local Government Area had a population of 107,873 people.

Onitsha North 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.

Onitsha North 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.

Onitsha North Local Government Area is in the Anambra Central 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.