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Abakaliki Local Government Area
Ebonyi State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Abakaliki
Contains Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi. Known for rice farming, lead-zinc mining and state institutions.
Abakaliki Local Government Area is located in Ebonyi State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ebonyi Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Abakaliki LGA is Abakaliki.
The headquarters of Abakaliki Local Government Area is Abakaliki. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Abakaliki is 840001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Abakaliki Local Government Area had a population of 282,947 people.
Abakaliki 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.
Abakaliki Local Government Area is in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Ebonyi State is in the South East zone and has its capital at Abakaliki. Ebonyi State has 13 Local Government Areas in total.
Abakaliki Local Government Area is in the Ebonyi Central senatorial district of Ebonyi 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.