Igbo Etiti 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 ...
of
Enugu State
Enugu State ( ig, Ȯra Enugu) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. T ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Ogbede. It has an area of 325 km and a population of 209,248 at the 2006 census. The
postal code
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of the area is 411.
Geography
Igbo Etiti LGA is 325 square kilometers in size and has an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. The region has two primary seasons: dry and wet, with total recorded rainfall in the LGA averaging 1900 mm per year. In Igbo Etiti, the average wind speed is 10 km/h.
Economy
Farming is a primary source of income in the Igbo Etiti LGA, with products including as yam, cassava, kolanut, and cocoyam being farmed in great amounts. The LGA hosts a number of marketplaces where a range of goods are bought and sold, indicating that trade is booming in the region. Palm wine tapping, woodwork, and handcraft are other key economic activity in the Igbo Etiti LGA.
Government
Wards
* Aku I
* Aku Ii
* Aku Iii
* Aku Iv
* Aku V (idueme)
* Diogbe/umunko
* Ejuoha/udeme
* Ekwegbe I
* Ekwegbe Ii
* Ikolo/ohebe
* Ohaodo I
* Ohaodo Ii
* Onyohor/ochima/idoha
* Ozalla I
* Ozalla Ii
* Ukehe I
* Ukehe Ii
* Ukehe Iii
* Ukehe Iv
* Ukehe V
References
Local Government Areas in Enugu State
Local Government Areas in Igboland
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