🏠 Local Government Area • Imo State • Imo East
Obowo Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Obowo
Known for palm oil and cassava farming. The Obowo people have strong business networks.
Obowo 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 Obowo LGA is Obowo.
The headquarters of Obowo Local Government Area is Obowo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obowo is 472401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obowo Local Government Area had a population of 172,000 people.
Obowo 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.
Obowo 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.
Obowo 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.