🏠 Local Government Area • Imo State • Imo East
Orlu Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Orlu
Major commercial city in Imo. Known for the Orlu people, palm oil and key business between Imo and Anambra.
Orlu 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 Orlu LGA is Orlu.
The headquarters of Orlu Local Government Area is Orlu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Orlu is 473501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Orlu Local Government Area had a population of 261,000 people.
Orlu 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.
Orlu 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.
Orlu 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.