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Ikwerre Local Government Area
Rivers State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Isiokpo
Known for the Ikwerre people, palm oil and cassava farming. Gateway LGA north of Port Harcourt.
Ikwerre Local Government Area is located in Rivers State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Rivers North senatorial district. The headquarters of Ikwerre LGA is Isiokpo.
The headquarters of Ikwerre Local Government Area is Isiokpo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Isiokpo is 500101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikwerre Local Government Area had a population of 160,000 people.
Ikwerre 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.
Ikwerre Local Government Area is in Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Port Harcourt. Rivers State has 23 Local Government Areas in total.
Ikwerre Local Government Area is in the Rivers North senatorial district of Rivers 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.