Bende, Nigeria

Bende Ndi Bende
LGA and town
Motto:  Bara Alagi Uru
Bende Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°34′N 7°38′E / 5.567°N 7.633°E / 5.567; 7.633
Country	Nigeria
State	Abia State
Government
• Bende Town Union (BTU)	Chief Engr Kalu Offor (BTU) Abuja Branch
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Bende is a Local Government Area in Abia State, Nigeria with headquarters located in Bende Community. Bende Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Abia state lies on 70 30I of the Greenwich Meridian and latitude 50 30I North of the Equator. It is composed of thirteen (13) communities, namely: Alayi, Bende, Ezukwu, Igbere, Item, Itumbuzo, Nkpa, Ntalakwu, Ozuitem, Ugwueke, Umu-imenyi, Umuhu-Ezechi, and Uzuakoli.^[1]

The population of Bende L.G.A. according to the 2016 population census was 192,621 persons. Bende L.G.A has agriculture climatic conditions typically of the tropics. Bende is bounded in the north by Cross River State, Afikpo and Ohaozara, and in the South by Arochukwu and Ohafia, while in the East and West by Ikwuano L.G.A. and Umuahia L.G.A respectively. Agriculture is widely the occupation of the people and it is a major rice producing area in Abia state.^[1]