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Esan North East Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Uromi
Known for the Uromi kingdom and rubber farming. Important commercial LGA in central Edo.
Esan North East Local Government Area is located in Edo State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Edo Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Esan North East LGA is Uromi.
The headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area is Uromi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Uromi is 313101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Esan North East Local Government Area had a population of 150,000 people.
Esan North East 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.
Esan North East 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.
Esan North East Local Government Area is in the Edo Central 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.