Local Government Area · Edo State

Esan North East

About

Esan North-East is a Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria, with its headquarters at Uromi/Uzea. It covers an area of 338 square kilometres and had an estimated population of 119,346 at the 2006 census, with a population density of 472.8 inhabitants per square kilometre in 2016.

History

Esan North-East is one of the Local Government Areas of Edo State. The article describes Christianity arriving in Uromi in 1908 through a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Corbeau, who was based at Ubiaja, and the local people accepting the new religion with the support of the traditional monarch Ogbidi Okojie.

Source: Wikipedia: Esan North-East

Key Facts

State

Edo State

Headquarters

Uromi/Uzea

Area

338 km²

Population

119,346