Enugu South

Enugu South
Enugu South (red) in Enugu State (blue)
Enugu South (red) in Enugu State (blue)
Enugu South is located in Nigeria
Enugu South
Enugu South
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°24′N 7°30′E / 6.400°N 7.500°E / 6.400; 7.500
Country Nigeria
StateEnugu State
Government
 • Local Government ChairmanRobinson Chiemezie Nkwuo (PDP)
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total198,723
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
400
ISO 3166 codeNG.EN.ES
Map

Enugu South is a Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Uwani, Nnobi Street Enugu,[1] and covers the communities of Akwuke, Amechi, Ugwuaji, Obeagu, Awkunanaw and Amechi-Uwani. Enugu South is bounded to the north by Enugu North and to the east by Nkanu East local government areas. It falls within the Eastern senatorial districts of Enugu.

It has an area of 67 km2[2] and a population of 198,723 at the 2006 census, and is put to be 267,300 according to 2016 population projection.[3] Majority of the population are from Igbo ethnic group, thus, Igbo and English are the major languages in Enugu South.[2] The LGA is also rich in agriculture. The postal code of the area is 400.[4]

  1. ^ "Driving directions to Enugu South Local Government Headquarters, Nnobi Street, Énúgwu". Waze. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Enugu South Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. ^ "Enugu South (Local Government Area, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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