Ishielu

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Ishielu is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ezillo.

It has an area of 872 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 151,048 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 481.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}

Ishielu LGA is made up of communities often referred to as Orring-Agba and Igbo-Esa people. The Communities are:

  1. Nkalaha
  2. Ntezi
  3. Okpoto
  4. Ohofia-Agba
  5. Agba
  6. Ezza-agu
  7. Ezillo
  8. Umuhali
  9. Obeagu
  10. Nkalagu
  11. Amaezu
  12. Iyonu

References

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{{LGAs and communities of Ebonyi State}}

Category:Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State

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