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Obio/Akpor Local Government Area
Rivers State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Rumuola
Most populated LGA in Rivers. Contains GRA, Trans-Amadi and major Port Harcourt suburbs.
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area is located in Rivers State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Rivers South East senatorial district. The headquarters of Obio/Akpor LGA is Rumuola.
The headquarters of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area is Rumuola. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Rumuola is 500001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Obio/Akpor Local Government Area had a population of 464,000 people.
Obio/Akpor 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.
Obio/Akpor 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.
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area is in the Rivers South East 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.