🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River South
Odukpani Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Odukpani
Peri-urban LGA around Calabar. Known for palm oil, cassava and expanding residential communities.
Odukpani Local Government Area is located in Cross River State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Cross River South senatorial district. The headquarters of Odukpani LGA is Odukpani.
The headquarters of Odukpani Local Government Area is Odukpani. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Odukpani is 540501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Odukpani Local Government Area had a population of 167,000 people.
Odukpani 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.
Odukpani 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.
Odukpani Local Government Area is in the Cross River South 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.