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Warri South West Local Government Area
Delta State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Ogbe-Ijaw
Ijaw LGA in the western Warri axis, known for fishing, offshore oil and the Gbaramatu kingdom.
Warri South West 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 South West LGA is Ogbe-Ijaw.
The headquarters of Warri South West Local Government Area is Ogbe-Ijaw. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ogbe-Ijaw is 320701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Warri South West Local Government Area had a population of 130,000 people.
Warri South West 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 South West 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 South West 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.