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Tai Local Government Area
Rivers State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Nonwa
Ogoni LGA known for oil production, petrochemical vicinity and Ogoni cultural heritage.
Tai 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 Tai LGA is Nonwa.
The headquarters of Tai Local Government Area is Nonwa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nonwa is 503501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Tai Local Government Area had a population of 135,000 people.
Tai 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.
Tai 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.
Tai 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.