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Ika South Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ute Okpu
Agricultural LGA known for palm oil, yam and cassava. The Ika people have strong cultural traditions.
Ika South 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 Ika South LGA is Ute Okpu.
The headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area is Ute Okpu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ute Okpu is 321301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ika South Local Government Area had a population of 110,000 people.
Ika South 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.
Ika South 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.
Ika South 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.