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Owerri West Local Government Area
Imo State · South East Zone · Headquarters: Owerri
Western suburbs of Owerri. Home to Sam Mbakwe Airport and growing residential zones.
Owerri West Local Government Area is located in Imo State, in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Imo Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Owerri West LGA is Owerri.
The headquarters of Owerri West Local Government Area is Owerri. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Owerri is 460001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Owerri West Local Government Area had a population of 205,000 people.
Owerri 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.
Owerri 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.
Owerri West Local Government Area is in the Imo Central 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.