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Onuimo Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Okwe
Small LGA known for palm oil and cassava. The Onuimo people have growing diaspora business networks.
Onuimo 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 Onuimo LGA is Okwe.
The headquarters of Onuimo Local Government Area is Okwe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okwe is 471601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Onuimo Local Government Area had a population of 87,000 people.
Onuimo Local Government Area was created in 1996 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.
Onuimo 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.
Onuimo 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.