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Uzo Uwani Local Government Area
Enugu State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ogurugu
Riverine LGA along the Anambra River, known for fishing, yam farming and the Uzo Uwani people.
Uzo Uwani 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 Uzo Uwani LGA is Ogurugu.
The headquarters of Uzo Uwani Local Government Area is Ogurugu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ogurugu is 401501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Uzo Uwani Local Government Area had a population of 128,000 people.
Uzo Uwani 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.
Uzo Uwani 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.
Uzo Uwani 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.