Ezza North

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name =Ezza North |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = LGA |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_mapsize= |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Nigeria}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 =Ebonyi State |subdivision_type2 =Capital |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Member of House of Representatives |leader_name =Anayo Edwin Nwonu |leader_title1 =Member of State House of Assembly |leader_name1 =Nwobashi Joseph |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =305 |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of =2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =145,619 |population_density_km2 = |timezone =WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Ezza North''' {{Audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Chikeme Chizurum-Ezza North.wav|Listen|help=no}} is a local government area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Ebiaji town. It has an area of 305 km{{sup|2}} 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 (Amuda) and Okpolo (Okpomoro) extraction.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=James Stuart |title=The peoples of Africa : an ethnohistorical dictionary |date=1996 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=0-313-27918-7 |location=Westport, Conn. |oclc=32968738}}</ref>

The postal code of the area is 482.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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. ==Climate and geography== In Ezza North, the rainy season is usually warm, humid, and cloudy, while the dry season is hot, sticky, and partly cloudy. Throughout the year, temperatures generally range from about {{convert|64|F|C|order=flip}} to {{convert|91|F|C|order=flip}} , and it is uncommon for them to fall below {{convert|24|F|C|order=flip}} or rise above {{convert|92|F|C|order=flip}} .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ezza North Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/253/ezza-north/1000 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref> Ezza North LGA experiences two main seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. The area has an average temperature of about 27°C or 81°F, and its humidity level generally stays around 69%. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ezza North, Nigeria - Hourly Weather Forecast {{!}} Clime |url=https://climeradar.com/hourly-weather/ng-ezza-north-3717076 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=climeradar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather forecast and conditions for Ezza North, Ebonyi, Nigeria - The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com |url=https://weather.com/en-MT/weather/today/l/Abakaliki+Ebonyi+48+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=a66c2715f9ef4868ad981270e3f32e25 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-MT}}</ref> ==Economy== The primary occupation of the residents of Ezza North LGA is farming, where crops including rice, yam, cassava, and cocoyam are farmed in significant amounts. With the LGA housing a number of marketplaces, including the Eke Imoha market, which offers a venue for the exchange of a range of goods and services in the region, trade also flourishes there.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Onwubuariri |first=Uche |date=2024-09-24 |title=Activity - - |url=https://icermediation.org/groups/ezza-north-local-government-area/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=icermediation.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

==External links== * List of Districts of Ezza North: {{cite web | title = Postal ZIP code of Ezza North, Nigeria | publisher = GeoPostCodes Database | url = http://www.geopostcodes.com/Ezza_North | accessdate = 2014-05-22 }}

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Category:Local government areas in Ebonyi State Category:Populated places in Ebonyi State