🏠 Local Government Area • Bayelsa State • Bayelsa West
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area
Bayelsa State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Oporoma
Largest LGA in Bayelsa by area, covering the Atlantic coastline. Rich in offshore oil and gas.
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area is located in Bayelsa State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bayelsa West senatorial district. The headquarters of Southern Ijaw LGA is Oporoma.
The headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area is Oporoma. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Oporoma is 562201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Southern Ijaw Local Government Area had a population of 300,000 people.
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area is in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Bayelsa State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Yenagoa. Bayelsa State has 8 Local Government Areas in total.
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area is in the Bayelsa West senatorial district of Bayelsa State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.