Etsako Central

Etsako Central
LGA
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Country Nigeria
StateEdo State
Area
 • Total
250 sq mi (660 km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Etsako Central is one of the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarters is in the town of Fugar.[2] It is represented in the Edo state house of assembly by Hon. Ahmed Waziri Oshomah of the APC

It has an area of 659.7 km2 and a population of 94,229 in the 2006 census.[3] The Common language of the people in the Etsako central local area is the Afemai language while Islam and Christianity are mostly practice by majority of the people.[4] The local government area is located in the Northern part of Edo State.

The postal code of the area is 312.[5]

  1. ^ "Edo Election: Obaseki's Campaign Train Hits Etsako Central, Promises More Development". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ "Fugar – Etsako Central". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Edo (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ "Etsako Central Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  5. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.