🏠 Local Government Area • Edo State • Edo North
Akoko-Edo Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Igarra
Known for Igarra, a gateway to Kogi State. Rich in cultural heritage of the Akoko-Edo people.
Akoko-Edo Local Government Area is located in Edo State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Edo North senatorial district. The headquarters of Akoko-Edo LGA is Igarra.
The headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area is Igarra. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Igarra is 312001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Akoko-Edo Local Government Area had a population of 190,000 people.
Akoko-Edo 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.
Akoko-Edo Local Government Area is in Edo State, Nigeria. Edo State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Benin City. Edo State has 19 Local Government Areas in total.
Akoko-Edo Local Government Area is in the Edo North senatorial district of Edo 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.