🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Boki Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Boki
Dense forest LGA bordering Cameroon, known for palm oil, timber and gorilla conservation.
Boki 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 Boki LGA is Boki.
The headquarters of Boki Local Government Area is Boki. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Boki is 541101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Boki Local Government Area had a population of 170,000 people.
Boki 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.
Boki 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.
Boki 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.