🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Bekwarra Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Bekwarra
Known for the Bekwarra people cultural heritage, yam farming and iron smelting tradition.
Bekwarra Local Government Area is located in Cross River State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Cross River North senatorial district. The headquarters of Bekwarra LGA is Bekwarra.
The headquarters of Bekwarra Local Government Area is Bekwarra. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bekwarra is 541001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bekwarra Local Government Area had a population of 95,000 people.
Bekwarra Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Bekwarra 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.
Bekwarra Local Government Area is in the Cross River North 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.