Bende is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Abia State, Nigeria
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the s ...
with
headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...
located in Bende
Community. Bende Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Abia state lies on 70 30I of the Greenwich Meridian and latitude 50 30I North of the Equator. It is composed of thirteen (13) communities, namely: Alayi, Bende, Ezukwu, Igbere, Item, Itumbuzo, Nkpa, Ntalakwu, Ozuitem, Ugwueke, Umu-imenyi, Umuhu-Ezechi, and Uzuakoli.
The population of Bende L.G.A. according to the 2016 population census was 192,621 persons . Bende L.G.A has agriculture climatic conditions typically of the tropics. Bende is bounded in the north by Cross River State, Afikpo and Ohaozara, and in the South by Arochukwu and Ohafia, while in the East and West by Ikwuano L.G.A. and Umuahia L.G.A respectively. Agriculture is widely the occupation of the people and it is a major rice producing area in Abia state.
Localities
* Agbamuzu
* Agbo-mmiri
* Ama-ogwu
* Amaediaba
* Amaoba
* Amorji-Imenyi
*
Amaozara
* Bende (town)
* Etiti
* Iluoma Nzeakoli
* Isiegbu
* Lodu Imenyi
* Ndi-ekeugo
* Ndiokorukwu
* Nditoti
*
Nkpa
* Obuohia
* Ogo Ubi
* Okporoenyi
* Okputong
* Onuinyang
* Ovum Ugwu Nkpa
* Ukpom
* Umuokoro,
* Umuorie,
* Ugwueke
Notable people
*
Arunma Oteh, the former Director-General of Nigeria's Security Exchange Commission. She was also the chair of the
Royal African Society in July 2021, appointed to succeed
Zeinab Badawi.
*
Benjamin Kalu
Benjamin Okezie Kalu, is a Nigerian politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Bende federal constituency, Abia State. He is currently the spokesperson of the House of Representati ...
, politician and member of the
House of Representatives, representing Bende federal constituency
*
Orji Uzor Kalu, a Nigerian politician and a two time governor of Abia State, Nigeria.
See also
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List of villages in Abia State
References
Cities in Abia State
Local Government Areas in Abia State
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