🏠 Local Government Area • Imo State • Imo West
Oru West Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Mgbidi
Known for palm oil, cassava and the Mgbidi communities. Agricultural LGA in western Imo.
Oru West 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 West LGA is Mgbidi.
The headquarters of Oru West Local Government Area is Mgbidi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Mgbidi is 474301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Oru West Local Government Area had a population of 122,000 people.
Oru West 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 West 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 West 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.