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Ikwo Local Government Area
Ebonyi State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ikwo
Largest LGA in Ebonyi by population. Known for the Ikwo people and extensive rice and yam cultivation.
Ikwo Local Government Area is located in Ebonyi State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ebonyi North senatorial district. The headquarters of Ikwo LGA is Ikwo.
The headquarters of Ikwo Local Government Area is Ikwo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikwo is 842201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikwo Local Government Area had a population of 180,000 people.
Ikwo 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.
Ikwo 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.
Ikwo Local Government Area is in the Ebonyi North 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.