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Onicha Local Government Area
Ebonyi State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Onicha
Known for rice farming and the Onicha people. Growing commercial activities along Abakaliki-Enugu corridor.
Onicha 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 Onicha LGA is Onicha.
The headquarters of Onicha Local Government Area is Onicha. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Onicha is 840101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Onicha Local Government Area had a population of 117,000 people.
Onicha 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.
Onicha 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.
Onicha 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.