🏠 Local Government Area • Anambra State • Anambra South
Orumba North Local Government Area
Anambra State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ajalli
Agricultural LGA known for yam, cassava and palm oil. Home to the Orumba people with strong cultural festivals.
Orumba North 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 Orumba North LGA is Ajalli.
The headquarters of Orumba North Local Government Area is Ajalli. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ajalli is 422601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Orumba North Local Government Area had a population of 122,489 people.
Orumba 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.
Orumba 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.
Orumba North 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.