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Okpe Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Sapele
Surrounds Sapele, known for the Okpe people and timber. Sapele has a historic plywood industry.
Okpe 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 Okpe LGA is Sapele.
The headquarters of Okpe Local Government Area is Sapele. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Sapele is 322201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Okpe Local Government Area had a population of 210,000 people.
Okpe 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.
Okpe 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.
Okpe 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.