🏠 Local Government Area • Imo State • Imo North
Ideato North Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Urualla
Known for yam farming and commercial activities in Urualla. Growing town between Imo and Anambra.
Ideato North Local Government Area is located in Imo State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Imo North senatorial district. The headquarters of Ideato North LGA is Urualla.
The headquarters of Ideato North Local Government Area is Urualla. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Urualla is 471101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ideato North Local Government Area had a population of 126,000 people.
Ideato 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.
Ideato North Local Government Area is in Imo State, Nigeria. Imo State is in the South East zone and has its capital at Owerri. Imo State has 27 Local Government Areas in total.
Ideato North Local Government Area is in the Imo North senatorial district of Imo 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.