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Ethiope West Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Oghara
Home to Oghara, a major oil and gas town with Agip facilities. Growing industrial and commercial activities.
Ethiope West 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 West LGA is Oghara.
The headquarters of Ethiope West Local Government Area is Oghara. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Oghara is 322101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ethiope West Local Government Area had a population of 165,000 people.
Ethiope West 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 West 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 West 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.