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Onitsha South Local Government Area
Anambra State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Onitsha
Southern part of Onitsha metropolis. Major commercial zone with the Upper Iweka Road transport hub.
Onitsha South 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 South LGA is Onitsha.
The headquarters of Onitsha South 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 420501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Onitsha South Local Government Area had a population of 162,500 people.
Onitsha 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.
Onitsha 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.
Onitsha South 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.