🏠 Local Government Area • Edo State • Edo South
Uhunmwonde Local Government Area
Edo State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Uhunmwonde
Agricultural LGA southeast of Benin City, known for rubber, cassava and palm oil production.
Uhunmwonde 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 Uhunmwonde LGA is Uhunmwonde.
The headquarters of Uhunmwonde Local Government Area is Uhunmwonde. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Uhunmwonde is 311501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Uhunmwonde Local Government Area had a population of 125,000 people.
Uhunmwonde 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.
Uhunmwonde 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.
Uhunmwonde 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.