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Ovia North East Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Okada
Home to Benson Idahosa University and Edo University. Growing educational hub near Benin City.
Ovia North East 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 Ovia North East LGA is Okada.
The headquarters of Ovia North East Local Government Area is Okada. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okada is 311301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ovia North East Local Government Area had a population of 185,000 people.
Ovia 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.
Ovia 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.
Ovia North East 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.