🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Etung Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Etung
Forest LGA bordering Cameroon, known for palm oil, timber and the Etung people cultural heritage.
Etung 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 Etung LGA is Etung.
The headquarters of Etung Local Government Area is Etung. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Etung is 541201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Etung Local Government Area had a population of 85,000 people.
Etung 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.
Etung 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.
Etung 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.