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Okigwe Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Okigwe
Known for Okigwe area Command and commercial activities. Important transportation hub in northern Imo.
Okigwe 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 Okigwe LGA is Okigwe.
The headquarters of Okigwe Local Government Area is Okigwe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okigwe is 470001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Okigwe Local Government Area had a population of 158,000 people.
Okigwe 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.
Okigwe 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.
Okigwe 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.