🏠 Local Government Area • Enugu State • Enugu North
Nsukka Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Nsukka
University town, home to University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Centre of Igbo academic and cultural life.
Nsukka 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 Nsukka LGA is Nsukka.
The headquarters of Nsukka Local Government Area is Nsukka. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nsukka is 410001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nsukka Local Government Area had a population of 249,000 people.
Nsukka Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Nsukka 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.
Nsukka 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.