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Igbo Eze North Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Obollo-Afor
Known for Obollo-Afor market, one of the biggest in Enugu. Important commercial LGA.
Igbo Eze North Local Government Area is located in Enugu State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Enugu North senatorial district. The headquarters of Igbo Eze North LGA is Obollo-Afor.
The headquarters of Igbo Eze North Local Government Area is Obollo-Afor. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obollo-Afor is 402001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Igbo Eze North Local Government Area had a population of 220,000 people.
Igbo Eze North 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.
Igbo Eze North 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.
Igbo Eze North Local Government Area is in the Enugu North 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.