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Oshimili North Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Akwukwu-Igbo
Niger River LGA known for fishing, yam farming and Oshimili Igbo communities.
Oshimili North 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 Oshimili North LGA is Akwukwu-Igbo.
The headquarters of Oshimili North Local Government Area is Akwukwu-Igbo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akwukwu-Igbo is 321401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Oshimili North Local Government Area had a population of 120,000 people.
Oshimili North 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.
Oshimili North 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.
Oshimili North 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.