🏠 Local Government Area • Edo State • Edo North
Etsako West Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Agenebode
Riverine LGA on the River Niger, known for fishing, yam farming and cross-river trade.
Etsako West 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 Etsako West LGA is Agenebode.
The headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area is Agenebode. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Agenebode is 312201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Etsako West Local Government Area had a population of 145,000 people.
Etsako West 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.
Etsako 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.
Etsako West 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.