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Okehi Local Government Area
Kogi State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Obehira
Known for the Ebira people and coal mining activities. Gateway to western Kogi.
Okehi Local Government Area is located in Kogi State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kogi West senatorial district. The headquarters of Okehi LGA is Obehira.
The headquarters of Okehi Local Government Area is Obehira. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Obehira is 272801.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Okehi Local Government Area had a population of 172,000 people.
Okehi 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.
Okehi Local Government Area is in Kogi State, Nigeria. Kogi State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Lokoja. Kogi State has 21 Local Government Areas in total.
Okehi Local Government Area is in the Kogi West senatorial district of Kogi 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.