Ishielu | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ebonyi State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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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 km2 and a population of 151,048 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 481. [1]
Ishielu LGA is made up of communities often referred to as Orring-Agba and Igbo-Esa people. The Communities are:
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For other places see Owo, a LGA in Ondo State.
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