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Oru East Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Omoku
Known for oil production and the Omoku gas field. Rivers and Imo border LGA.
Oru East Local Government Area is located in Imo State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Imo West senatorial district. The headquarters of Oru East LGA is Omoku.
The headquarters of Oru East Local Government Area is Omoku. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Omoku is 474201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Oru East Local Government Area had a population of 153,000 people.
Oru East 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.
Oru East 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.
Oru East Local Government Area is in the Imo West 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.