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Igueben Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Igueben
Known for bronze crafts tradition and the Igueben kingdom, a branch of the great Benin kingdom.
Igueben 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 Igueben LGA is Igueben.
The headquarters of Igueben Local Government Area is Igueben. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Igueben is 313401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Igueben Local Government Area had a population of 90,000 people.
Igueben 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.
Igueben 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.
Igueben 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.