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Warri North Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Koko
Ijaw LGA on the Warri River area, known for fishing, oil production and the historic Koko Port.
Warri North Local Government Area is located in Delta State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Delta South senatorial district. The headquarters of Warri North LGA is Koko.
The headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area is Koko. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Koko is 320601.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Warri North Local Government Area had a population of 145,000 people.
Warri 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.
Warri 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.
Warri North Local Government Area is in the Delta South 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.