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Ngor Okpala Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Ngor Okpala
Known for palm oil, cassava and the Ngor Okpala people. Agricultural LGA in eastern Imo.
Ngor Okpala Local Government Area is located in Imo State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Imo East senatorial district. The headquarters of Ngor Okpala LGA is Ngor Okpala.
The headquarters of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area is Ngor Okpala. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ngor Okpala is 472001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ngor Okpala Local Government Area had a population of 195,000 people.
Ngor Okpala 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.
Ngor Okpala 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.
Ngor Okpala Local Government Area is in the Imo East 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.