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Ezeagu Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Agbogugu
Known for the Ezeagu waterfall tourism site and yam and cassava farming.
Ezeagu 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 Ezeagu LGA is Agbogugu.
The headquarters of Ezeagu Local Government Area is Agbogugu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Agbogugu is 401201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ezeagu Local Government Area had a population of 183,000 people.
Ezeagu 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.
Ezeagu 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.
Ezeagu 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.