Abia State

Abia State Ọ̀hà Abia  (Igbo)
State
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Location of Abia State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°25′N 7°30′E / 5.417°N 7.500°E / 5.417; 7.500
Country	Nigeria
Geopolitical Zone	South East
Date created	27 August 1991
Capital	Umuahia
Number of LGAs	17
Government
• Governor	Alex Otti (Labour Party)
• Deputy Governor	Ikechukwu Emetu (Labour Party)
• Senators	Darlington Nwokocha (LP) Orji Uzor Kalu (APC) Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA)
• Representatives	List
• Legislature	Abia State House of Assembly
Area
• Total	6,320 km2 (2,440 sq mi)
• Rank	32
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	4,112,230
GDP
• Year	2021
• Total	$22.83 billion
• Per capita	$5,351
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code	NG-AB
HDI (2021)	0.644 medium · 8th of 37
Website	Official website

Abia State (Igbo: Ọha Abia) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria situated in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia.

Local Government Areas

Abia State consists of 17 local governments namely : Aba North, Aba South, Isiala Ngwa North, Isiala Ngwa South, Ukwa West, Ukwa East, Obingwa, Ikwuano, Bende, Arochukwu, Ohafia, Isuikwuato, Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ugwunagbo, Osisioma and Nnochi

References

1. ↑ "Abia State – Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission". nicp.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. ↑ "History of Abia State Nigeria". Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
4. ↑ "Abia State". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. 2018-12-30. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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