Ethiope East

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Ethiope East
LGA
Coordinates: Latitude of Ethiope East 9.090429 Longitude of Ethiope East 7.493752
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Delta State
Headquarters Isiokolo
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Ethiope East

The Local Government Area of Ethiope East is located in the center of Delta State, Nigeria Although it is not directly adjacent to Asagba, Asamagidi, Orerokpe, Ovwori, Orhokpokpor, Eruemukohwarien, Ekrokpe, Ughelli, or Agbasa, these places are nearby. The local government of Ethiope East is home to three districts and 67 settlements. Agbon, Abraka, and Isiokolo are the districts in Ethiope East and Isiokolo is where the local government administration is headquartered[ citation needed ].

Urhobo is the language spoken in Ethiope east. There are 73 settlements in Ethiope East, however they all contain the 67 villages that are located in this local government area.[ citation needed ]

It has an area of 380.00 km2 and a population of 200,792 persons according to the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 330. [1]

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References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.