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Ekiti East Local Government Area
Ekiti State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Omuo-Ekiti
Known for cocoa, kola nut and the Omuo kingdom. Agricultural LGA in central Ekiti.
Ekiti East Local Government Area is located in Ekiti State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ekiti Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Ekiti East LGA is Omuo-Ekiti.
The headquarters of Ekiti East Local Government Area is Omuo-Ekiti. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Omuo-Ekiti is 360101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ekiti East Local Government Area had a population of 87,000 people.
Ekiti 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.
Ekiti East Local Government Area is in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Ekiti State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Ekiti East Local Government Area is in the Ekiti Central senatorial district of Ekiti 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.