🏠 Local Government Area • Bayelsa State • Bayelsa East
Nembe Local Government Area
Bayelsa State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Nembe
Historic Nembe kingdom, one of the oldest in the Niger Delta. Known for rich Ijaw cultural heritage.
Nembe Local Government Area is located in Bayelsa State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bayelsa East senatorial district. The headquarters of Nembe LGA is Nembe.
The headquarters of Nembe Local Government Area is Nembe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nembe is 563001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nembe Local Government Area had a population of 180,000 people.
Nembe 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.
Nembe Local Government Area is in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Bayelsa State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Yenagoa. Bayelsa State has 8 Local Government Areas in total.
Nembe Local Government Area is in the Bayelsa East senatorial district of Bayelsa 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.