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Ethiope East Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Eku
Known for rubber plantations, cocoa and the Urhobo people cultural heritage.
Ethiope East Local Government Area is located in Delta State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Delta Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Ethiope East LGA is Eku.
The headquarters of Ethiope East Local Government Area is Eku. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Eku is 322001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ethiope East Local Government Area had a population of 140,000 people.
Ethiope East 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.
Ethiope East 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.
Ethiope East Local Government Area is in the Delta Central 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.