Ughelli South

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Ughelli South
LGA
Ughelli South
Coordinates: 5°20′N5°57′E / 5.333°N 5.950°E / 5.333; 5.950
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Delta State
Headquarters Otu-Jeremi
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Area code 333
Ughelli South

Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. [1] It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Otor, Eghwu Arhavwarien, Effurun, Okparabe and Olomu. [2] Otu Jeremi is the headquarters of Ughelli South LGA. [3] [4] It is the fourth most populated local government in Delta State.

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It had an area of 786 square kilometres (303 sq mi) and a population of 212,638 as of the 2006 census. [5] The postal code of the area is 333. [6]

Towns and villages

Notable individuals from Ughelli South

References

  1. ↑ Ovwigho, Bishop O.; Ifie, P. A. (2019). "Gender Disparity in Cassava Production in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Ughelli South". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ↑ "BREAKING: Result of suspected COVID-19 patient in Ughelli South is positive". Vanguard News. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. ↑ "About Delta". DELTA STATE THE BIG HEART. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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