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Ikeduru Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ikeduru
Known for palm oil and cassava farming. Peri-urban LGA adjacent to Owerri with growing commercial activities.
Ikeduru Local Government Area is located in Imo State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Imo Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Ikeduru LGA is Ikeduru.
The headquarters of Ikeduru Local Government Area is Ikeduru. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikeduru is 473301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikeduru Local Government Area had a population of 188,000 people.
Ikeduru 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.
Ikeduru 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.
Ikeduru Local Government Area is in the Imo Central 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.