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Ishielu Local Government Area
Ebonyi State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ishielu
Known for lead-zinc mining and agriculture. Borders Enugu and Benue States in northern Ebonyi.
Ishielu 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 Ishielu LGA is Ishielu.
The headquarters of Ishielu Local Government Area is Ishielu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ishielu is 842301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ishielu Local Government Area had a population of 145,000 people.
Ishielu 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.
Ishielu 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.
Ishielu 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.