🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Obanliku Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Obanliku
Known for the Bette-Obudu people and the cattle ranch plateau. Home to the Obudu Mountain Resort.
Obanliku 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 Obanliku LGA is Obanliku.
The headquarters of Obanliku Local Government Area is Obanliku. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obanliku is 541301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obanliku Local Government Area had a population of 95,000 people.
Obanliku 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.
Obanliku 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.
Obanliku 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.