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Ughelli North Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ughelli
Oil city hosting Shell operations and the Ughelli Power Plant. Major commercial centre.
Ughelli North 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 Ughelli North LGA is Ughelli.
The headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area is Ughelli. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ughelli is 322501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ughelli North Local Government Area had a population of 380,000 people.
Ughelli North Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Ughelli 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.
Ughelli North 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.