🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River South
Akpabuyo Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Akpabuyo
Coastal LGA near Calabar, known for fishing, palm oil and the expanding Greater Calabar metropolis.
Akpabuyo Local Government Area is located in Cross River State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Cross River South senatorial district. The headquarters of Akpabuyo LGA is Akpabuyo.
The headquarters of Akpabuyo Local Government Area is Akpabuyo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akpabuyo is 540201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Akpabuyo Local Government Area had a population of 188,000 people.
Akpabuyo 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.
Akpabuyo Local Government Area is in Cross River State, Nigeria. Cross River State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Calabar. Cross River State has 18 Local Government Areas in total.
Akpabuyo Local Government Area is in the Cross River South senatorial district of Cross River 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.