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Nkwerre Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Nkwerre
Known for the Nkwerre people and palm oil. Gateway LGA between Imo and Rivers States.
Nkwerre 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 Nkwerre LGA is Nkwerre.
The headquarters of Nkwerre Local Government Area is Nkwerre. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nkwerre is 472201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nkwerre Local Government Area had a population of 108,000 people.
Nkwerre 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.
Nkwerre 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.
Nkwerre 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.