🏠 Local Government Area • Edo State • Edo North
Owan East Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Afuze
Known for cocoa, rubber and timber. The Owan people have strong cultural traditions in northern Edo.
Owan East 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 Owan East LGA is Afuze.
The headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area is Afuze. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Afuze is 312301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Owan East Local Government Area had a population of 130,000 people.
Owan 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.
Owan 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.
Owan East 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.