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Isiala Mbano Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Umunoha
Known for the Isiala Mbano people and palm oil production. Important LGA in northern Imo.
Isiala Mbano 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 Isiala Mbano LGA is Umunoha.
The headquarters of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area is Umunoha. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Umunoha is 471401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Isiala Mbano Local Government Area had a population of 188,000 people.
Isiala Mbano Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Isiala Mbano 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.
Isiala Mbano 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.