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Burutu Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Burutu
Historic oil industry LGA. Burutu was a major British shipping port. Now known for Ijaw culture and fishing.
Burutu Local Government Area is located in Delta State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Delta South senatorial district. The headquarters of Burutu LGA is Burutu.
The headquarters of Burutu Local Government Area is Burutu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Burutu is 320101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Burutu Local Government Area had a population of 230,000 people.
Burutu Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Burutu 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.
Burutu Local Government Area is in the Delta South 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.