Ndokwa East

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Ndokwa East
LGA
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NELGA
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Delta State
HeadquartersAboh
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Ndokwa East

Ndokwa East is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. [1] Its headquarters are in the town of Aboh.

It has an area of 1,617 km2 and a population of 103,171 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 322. [2] The southernmost end of the area is Asaba-Assay.

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References

  1. "DELTA STATE LGAs – WELCOME TO THE DELTA STATE LGAs ONLINE DIRECTORY" . Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.