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Ndokwa East Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Kwale
Known for the Kwale people and palm oil production. Oil-producing LGA in southern Delta.
Ndokwa East 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 Ndokwa East LGA is Kwale.
The headquarters of Ndokwa East Local Government Area is Kwale. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kwale is 320401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ndokwa East Local Government Area had a population of 125,000 people.
Ndokwa 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.
Ndokwa 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.
Ndokwa East 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.