🏠 Local Government Area • Edo State • Edo South
Orhionmwon Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Abudu
Agricultural LGA south of Benin City, known for rubber plantations and the Orhionmwon people.
Orhionmwon Local Government Area is located in Edo State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Edo South senatorial district. The headquarters of Orhionmwon LGA is Abudu.
The headquarters of Orhionmwon Local Government Area is Abudu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Abudu is 311201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Orhionmwon Local Government Area had a population of 175,000 people.
Orhionmwon 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.
Orhionmwon 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.
Orhionmwon Local Government Area is in the Edo South 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.