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Aninri Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Nkerefi
Known for the Aninri people and yam, cassava farming. Agricultural LGA in western Enugu.
Aninri Local Government Area is located in Enugu State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Enugu West senatorial district. The headquarters of Aninri LGA is Nkerefi.
The headquarters of Aninri Local Government Area is Nkerefi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nkerefi is 401001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Aninri Local Government Area had a population of 107,000 people.
Aninri 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.
Aninri Local Government Area is in Enugu State, Nigeria. Enugu State is in the South East zone and has its capital at Enugu. Enugu State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Aninri Local Government Area is in the Enugu West senatorial district of Enugu 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.