Ezza North is a local government area in

Ebonyi State Ebonyi () is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia Stat ...

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. Its headquarters is at Ebiaji town. It has an area of 305 km and a population of 145,619 at the 2006 census. It is a predominantly Igbo town inhabited by the Ezza and the Orring people of Idzem (

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) and Okpolo (Okpomoro) extraction. The

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of the area is 482.

History

Ezza North was created in 1996 alongside other LGAs in the then new Ebonyi State. It used to be part of old Ezza Local Government Area before its creation.

External links

* List of Districts of Ezza North:

References

Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State Populated places in Ebonyi State {{Ebonyi-geo-stub