🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Obudu Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Obudu
Famous for the Obudu Mountain Resort and Cattle Ranch, one of Nigerias top tourist destinations.
Obudu 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 Obudu LGA is Obudu.
The headquarters of Obudu Local Government Area is Obudu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obudu is 541401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obudu Local Government Area had a population of 150,000 people.
Obudu 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.
Obudu 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.
Obudu 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.