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Aniocha North Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Issele-Uku
Known for Issele-Uku, home of Delta State University. Agricultural LGA with palm oil and yam production.
Aniocha North Local Government Area is located in Delta State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Delta North senatorial district. The headquarters of Aniocha North LGA is Issele-Uku.
The headquarters of Aniocha North Local Government Area is Issele-Uku. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Issele-Uku is 321001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Aniocha North Local Government Area had a population of 130,000 people.
Aniocha North 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.
Aniocha North Local Government Area is in Delta State, Nigeria. Delta State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Asaba. Delta State has 25 Local Government Areas in total.
Aniocha North Local Government Area is in the Delta North senatorial district of Delta 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.