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Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Isinweke
Known for the Ihitte-Uboma people and palm oil farming in northern Imo.
Ihitte/Uboma 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 Ihitte/Uboma LGA is Isinweke.
The headquarters of Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area is Isinweke. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Isinweke is 471301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area had a population of 110,000 people.
Ihitte/Uboma 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.
Ihitte/Uboma 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.
Ihitte/Uboma 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.