LGA in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
| Onicha | |
|---|---|
| LGA | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ebonyi State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Overview
Onicha is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It's made up of the following towns; Oshiri, Onicha-Igboeze, Abaomege, Ukawu, Isu and Isinkwo. The headquarters is located in the town of Isu. The area council derived its name from the town of Onicha-Igboeze.
The local government is made up two subgroups of Igbo people; Ezza people (Ukawu, Abaomega and Isinkwo) and Ohaozara people (Oshiri, Isu (including Mganeze and Amanato) and Onicha-Igboeze).
It has an area of 476 km and has a population of 236,828 according to the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 491.
History
It was created in 1996 from the then-Ohaozara local government under the administration of General Sani Abacha while creating the state of Ebonyi.
References
- "Climate Change Onicha". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NipostT. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
| Ebonyi State | ||
|---|---|---|
| State capital: Abakaliki | ||
| Local government areas |  | |