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Udenu Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Obollo-Etiti
Known for yam farming and the Udenu people. Agricultural LGA in northern Enugu bordering Kogi State.
Udenu 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 Udenu LGA is Obollo-Etiti.
The headquarters of Udenu Local Government Area is Obollo-Etiti. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obollo-Etiti is 402201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Udenu Local Government Area had a population of 126,000 people.
Udenu 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.
Udenu 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.
Udenu 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.