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Udu Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Udu
Peri-urban LGA around Warri. Known for oil and gas infrastructure and growing residential estates.
Udu 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 Udu LGA is Udu.
The headquarters of Udu Local Government Area is Udu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Udu is 322401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Udu Local Government Area had a population of 180,000 people.
Udu 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.
Udu 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.
Udu 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.