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Igbo Eze South Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Achi
Known for the Achi people and yam farming. Agricultural LGA bordering Kogi State.
Igbo Eze South 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 South LGA is Achi.
The headquarters of Igbo Eze South Local Government Area is Achi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Achi is 402101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Igbo Eze South Local Government Area had a population of 112,000 people.
Igbo Eze South 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 South 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 South 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.