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Uvwie Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Effurun
Contains Effurun, part of the Warri metropolis. Major oil hub with NNPC refineries and WRPC.
Uvwie 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 Uvwie LGA is Effurun.
The headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area is Effurun. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Effurun is 322701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Uvwie Local Government Area had a population of 290,000 people.
Uvwie 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.
Uvwie 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.
Uvwie 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.