| Official Name: | Umuahia North | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Abia State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Umuahia | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 100 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2022 est | ||||||
| Population Total: | 324,900 | ||||||
| Population Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Umuahia North is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the city of Umuahia.
It has an area of 245 km and a population of 220,660 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 440.[2]
The Umuahia North LGA is home to a number of markets that draw many buyers and sellers of various goods, including the Ubani major market and the Industrial market in Azueke Ndume Ibeku. A number of banks, hotels, businesses, as well as government-owned facilities are also located in the LGA.[3] [4]
The entire area of Umuahia North LGA is 245 km2, and its average annual temperature is 27 °C. With the average wind speed in the region being 11 km/h, the LGA experiences two major seasons, the dry and the rainy.[5]
Umuahia North Local Government Area LGA was created in August 1991.
Towns and Villages in Umuahia North Local Government:[6]
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