🏠 Local Government Area • Cross River State • Cross River North
Yala Local Government Area
Cross River State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ogoja
Largest LGA in Cross River by area. Known for yam, cocoa and timber. The Yala people border Benue and Ebonyi.
Yala 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 Yala LGA is Ogoja.
The headquarters of Yala Local Government Area is Ogoja. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ogoja is 541601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Yala Local Government Area had a population of 225,000 people.
Yala 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.
Yala 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.
Yala 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.