Edda (former Afikpo South)

Eddalands (Edda LGA)
Edda, Eddskar
Edda,
Motto(s): 
Thou old; thou beautiful
Eddalands (Edda LGA) is located in Nigeria
Eddalands (Edda LGA)
Eddalands (Edda LGA)
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°58′N 7°52′E / 5.967°N 7.867°E / 5.967; 7.867[2]
Country Nigeria
StateEbonyi State
HeadquartersNguzu Edda
HASCNG.EB.AS
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
Area
 • Total146 sq mi (378 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total157,072[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode
490[3]
EthnicityEddish, Igbo, others
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Eddalands (former Afikpo South and changed to Edda LGA as part of the 16 constitutional amendment acts signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 17th March, 2023) is an entire local government area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is the most homogeneous LGA in Nigeria with people of one language, one culture and one tradition across the entire LGA.

  1. ^ "Nigeria Local Government Areas".
  2. ^ "Edda: Nigeria". Geographical Names. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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