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Esan West Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ekpoma
Home to Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Major educational centre in Edo State.
Esan West 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 West LGA is Ekpoma.
The headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area is Ekpoma. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ekpoma is 310001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Esan West Local Government Area had a population of 200,000 people.
Esan West 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.
Esan West 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 West 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.